Holder's service details:
16/26900 Pte C Watson
16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbyshire Regiment)
abt 1877
Age:38 years 6 months at attestation
Document Year:1915
Residence Place:365 Woodboro Road, Nottingham
A coal miner, hewer. Attested 31 May 1915 at Nottingham. Posted 18 February 1916 to 16th (Service) Battalion, Notts & Derby Regiment (Chatsworth Rifles).
Christopher Watson
Military Year:1914-1920
Rank:Private
Medal Awarded:British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps:Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment
Regimental Number:26900
Previous Units:26900 16th Bn. Notts & Derby R. Pte.
Served France 6 March 1916 to 2 October 1917. Attached 254th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers on 17 August 1916. 23-29 May 1917 absent. 2 hours trapped underground. Assessed for neurasthenia -100% disability.
Posted to depot 3 October 1917. Discharged as no longer physically fit, 12 December 1917 at Lichfield. Character described as very good, sober, honest and trustworthy.
Medal condition:
Extremely Fine. Mounted for display. Worn original ribbons and mount supplied.
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