Not "A boy named Sue" but an Irish Guardsman named 9279 Pte Florence McCarthy.
His record shows "Cause of discharge" A.6. 265/17
para 2 (b1)
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Have any of you learned people out there any idea what this means?
Totally baffled, Hope someone can point me in right direction.......Thank you
Army Discharge
Re: Army Discharge
From the Great War Forum, http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forum ... opic=36588
Army Order 265 of September 1917 pertains to the issue of the Silver War Badge. Paragraph 2 refers to classes of individual entitled to the badge and b(1) specifically to those "who, having served as soldiers and being still of military age have been discharged after service overseas in the armed forces of the Crown, on account of disablement or ill-health caused otherwise than by misconduct."
Army Order 265 of September 1917 pertains to the issue of the Silver War Badge. Paragraph 2 refers to classes of individual entitled to the badge and b(1) specifically to those "who, having served as soldiers and being still of military age have been discharged after service overseas in the armed forces of the Crown, on account of disablement or ill-health caused otherwise than by misconduct."
Bert
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David Battersby-King
Re: Army Discharge
Bert.......Thank you so much......answers a lot of questions.....Thanks again, David