Other Information:Henry enlisted into the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry on 27th October 1915 and joined them at Bodmin on 29th. He was 34 years old. On the 7th April 1916 he was transferred to the 3/6th Bn. Devonshire Regiment and served with them at home until 6th May 1916, when he was then sent the next day to serve with the Indian Expeditionary Force. On the 27th July he began serving with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. He transferred to the RAMC on 29th January 1918 and became attached to the 43rd Stationery Hospital. He arrived home on the 31st August 1919 and was transferred to the reserves on the 27th September 1919, he was serving with No 17 General Hospital at the time. Henry was the husband of Anne Elizabeth Lorrie Schofield and the father of Lorrie Victoria and Harry. [Information source: Service Record]
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