FORD Samuel William. Gunner, 1410, 29th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery. Died 16th February 1916 in St Andrew's Barracks Hospital, Malta of abscess liver paratyphoid. He was born in the parish of St Lukes, London in 1890 to Samuel William and Caroline Caroline. In 1911 he was living with his mother at 28 Cavendish Street, Hoxton, East London, occupation, farm labourer.
Some notes from what remains of his army record.
He joined up the 7th August 1914 aged 24 years and 4 months, occupation, packer. He was living at 40 Poole Street, Hoxton., his father who was his next of kin was living at 25 Windsor Terrace, Hoxton. After he had completed his training he embarked on the 21st March 1915 bound for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.
He died in a hospital in Malta of abscess liver paratyphoid
UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 for Samuel William Ford. Driver 1410, 1/3rd London Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, attached to 29, Divisional Ammunition Column. His mother, Caroline was granted a war gratuity 29th July 1916.
DALE Walter. Corporal, 1142, 27th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery. Died of pneumonia in a hospital in Malta on the 14th February 1916. The husband of Minnie of 7 St. Anslins Road, Worthing, Sussex.
Some notes from what remains of his army record. He joined up aged 23, on the 12th February 1913 and was posted the Royal Field Artillery as gunner 1142. He lived with his widowed father, Albert at 3 Paragon Cottages, Worthing and was working as a window cleaner. ( His late mother was called Ruth Jane, nee Burrell). Prior to the outbreak of the war he did his training at Okehampton Battle Camp, Devon and the edge of Dartmoor from 13th February 1913 to 2nd August 1913. Manoeuvres from the 26th July 1914 to 4th August 1914 with the rank of gunner. On the 5th August 1914 he was promoted to Corporal. (Auth, I was at that camp in 1967.)
He was sent to France on the 26th February 1914 to the 14th February 1916 when he embarked from Marseilles for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. He fell ill while in action and he was sent to a hospital in Malta, admitted on the 12th February 1916 and he died on the 14th February of pneumonia.
WILKINSON Thomas George. Private, 69057, Royal Army Medical Corps, formerly 31219, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. A member of the Maindy and Eastern Division of the St John Ambulance Brigade and later transferred to the R.A,M.C.
Born 15 July 1893 to Benjamin and Emily Wilkinson, of 179 Gelli Road, Pentre and later of 26 Stanley Road, Ton Pentre, Glamorgan. Wounded at Cape Helles in Turkey 8th January 1916. Died of his wounds in Floriana Hospital, Malta, 13th February 1916, aged 24 years.
All at rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta Plot C Row VIII Grave 1
