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Steve and Pauline Jones’ Family History
If you don’t know where you came from, you won’t know where you are going. You have to study your history. Gil Scott-Heron
Extracts from British Army Pension records for Wade Mould (1891-1962)
Called up for service 6 Mar 1916, Leicester, age 24 years 120 days. Full address 3A Watling Street, Leicester. Height 5 feet 4 1/2 inches [1.65m] . Chest measurement 33 inches [84cm] when fully expanded, range of expansion 2 inches [5cm] . Wife Jane Mould formerly Coveney, married 27/11/1916 [sic. It was 1915] . Assigned 4th Works Company Devon Regiment 15 Mar 1916. Transferred to 311th (H.S.) Labour Company 28 Apr 1917. Discharged no longer physically fit for war service 6 Feb 1918. Disability "Loss of thumb, first and second fingers of the left hand". Origin of disability given as "about 1908" in Sheffield. "He states he was working at a planing machine when he lost his fingers." The opinion of the Medical Board records that a pension claim was not due to military service. Degree of disablement assessed as less than 20%. The Disablement Pension award sheet records a degree of disablement as 10% and a £20 gratuity paid (worth around £1,320 today). Source: British Army WW1 Pension Records 1914-1920
Steve & Pauline Jones’ Family History
If you don’t know where you came from,you won’t know where you are going.You have to study your history. Gil Scott-Heron
© S M Jones Content is free for most uses - see legal stuff. Last update 7 Jun 2020
Extracts from British Army Pension records for Wade Mould (1891-1962)
Called up for service 6 Mar 1916, Leicester, age 24 years 120 days. Full address 3A Watling Street, Leicester. Height 5 feet 4 1/2 inches [1.65m]. Chest measurement 33 inches [84cm] when fully expanded, range of expansion 2 inches [5cm]. Wife Jane Mould formerly Coveney, married 27/11/1916 [sic. It was 1915].  Assigned 4th Works Company Devon Regiment 15 Mar 1916. Transferred to 311th (H.S.) Labour Company 28 Apr 1917.  Discharged no longer physically fit for war service 6 Feb 1918. Disability "Loss of thumb, first and second fingers of the left hand". Origin of disability given as "about 1908" in Sheffield. "He states he was working at a planing machine when he lost his fingers." The opinion of the Medical Board records that a pension claim was not due to military service. Degree of disablement assessed as less than 20%.  The Disablement Pension award sheet records a degree of disablement as 10% and a £20 gratuity paid (worth around £1,320 today).  Source: British Army WW1 Pension Records 1914-1920