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Service
Record Notes
MEDHURST, JOHN ALFRED
Army Reserve (Special Reservists)
6 Years
Service.
Attestation of
Rgt. No.10572 The Buffs.
OF Boxley,
Maidstone, Kent.
Age 19 years 75 days.
Occupation
Shop Assistant, employed by James Medhurst, grocer,since he was
14, left 1 Jan 1914 to join the army.
Enlisted 12th
January 1914 at Chatham
Attested Pte. 13/1/14.
Next of kin James Medhurst Father - The
Lord Raglan, Slades Green & 127a The Brook Chatham, Kent.
Mother Rachel, Brother Lionel ---- Charles.
Home 13/4/14
to 1/11/14.
B.E.F. 2/11/14 to 19/6/15.
Killed in Action
19/6/15.
1914 Star Awarded clasp.
Casualty Form 3rd
The Buffs.
18 Field Amb. Septic left foot Field 21/1/15.
Con Hosp - 6 Div. 21/1/15.
To duty field 26/1/15.
1st Batt.
The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment)
S/R 10572. Pte Medhurst -
John Alfred, deceased.
Father James Medhurst.
Mother
Rachel.
Brothers.
Full Blood (4)
Alic? age 1.
Percy age 3.
Charles age 13
James age 19.
(All Lord Raglan, Slades
Green.)
Brothers
Half Blood.
Lionel A. age 22.
Clifton HMS calling? Devonport.
Sisters.
Full Blood
(7)
Olive age 5.
Nora age 7.
Doris age 9.
Rose age
10.
Nellie age 14.
Daisy age 16.
Louisa age 17.
Half Blood. None
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