Southern General Hospital, Stourbridge.

He was a patient of this hospital

John THRELKELD. Private 15732, 6th Border Regiment killed in action 4 October 1917 aged 25. Born at Langwathby, resided at Penrith, Cumberland. Only son of Mrs. Jane Ann Burgess, formerly Threlkeld of Gateslands Farm, Morland, Penrith, Westmorland. . In 1911 he was living with his mother and stepfather William Burgess at Gatesland Farm, (Morland Field). At rest in Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Belgium.
Some notes from what remains of his army records.
He joined the Border Regiment aged 22 years and 2 months and posted to the Regimental Depot at Carisle on the 23 September 1914. His next of kin was his mother of Morland Field, Penrith, Cumberland. He was posted to the 3 Battalion on the 19 October 1914 the 10 Battalion on the 31 October 1914. He was posted to France on the 8 September 1915 and posted to the 7th Battalion the next day. He was shot and wounded in his left hand and fingers on the 7 August 1916, treated at 51 Field Ambulance on the 8th and transferred the same day to 1/1st South Midland Casualty Clearing Station. The next day was transferred to No 10 General Hospital Rouen. The 11th he was invalided to England on Hospital Ship St Patrick and admitted on the 12th into 1 Southern General Hospital, Stourbridge He was discharged fit for war service 1 January 1917 and given sick leave. He embarked for France from Folkestone on the 7 September 1917 and disembarked the same day at Boulogne. The 11 January 1917 posted to 3rd Battalion and the 6th Battalion on the 7 September 1917. He was killed in action on the 4 October 1917.