Hi James, thanks for taking the time to reply,the record you have found is correct, just to add to the information, he enlisted in the RMF militia in may 1886, in 1902 he joined the Army service corps as a regular, in 1912 he enlisted in reg. army Munsters fusiliers, 2nd Batt. This is mainly from an army medical document that we found in his effects, looks like it was put together to apply for a pension, there is a lot of information spread in the 15 or so pages.
On 25th Sept 1915, ( no location given)he was shot thru right forearm and thighs, the document then lists the hospitals he attended, he was hospitalised for 148 days.
In 1917 he was diagnosed with malaria( did he serve in India/Africa?
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On 18/19 Oct 1918, he was wounded by shell burst to thighs and buttocks at La Cateau or Catelet. This incident has a statement from Eugene just over a page long, it gives good detail of how it happened, some details of the battle and how he was rescued/carried by German POWs to La Boisselle 53rd Casualty station, it then lists the other hospitals where he was treated for the next 100 days or so. During this time he absconded from hospital for 7 days( looks like it was for the 1919 New year).
He then re enlisted in 2nd batt. RMF. on 24 April 1919 and went to Egypt on 24th Nov 1919. he was discharged from the army on 12 July 1922, the rest of the medical document then records his battle to get a pension( dates go to 1926). he appears to have had recurring attacks of malaria between 4-6 times a year and the wounds received are starting to affect his civilian life, this looks like a lot of information, however it does not give service details or awards, postings etc. I have applied as next of kin to MOD records in Glasgow, but they have replied and stated that after extensive searches they cannot locate his service record. I have copies of some education and pension correspondence from the army from the 1920s, by the way the army number on his education certificates is 7212301( this gives 3 army numbers in total)
So anything that you could add from your knowledge of the RMF would be greatly appreciated.
regards
Jack
