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Edward Leslie Sackett, British Army Service Record
Abstracts
Territorial Force Attestation
Edward Leslie Sackett, 93 Victoria Rd, Charlton, SE, regt 15th Co L'dn Labour Corps, duration of war, oath taken at Somerset House, 22 Nov 1915.
Statement of Services
Service from 22 Nov 1915; 15th Lon Reg, unit 3/15, embodied Pte, 22 Nov 1915; 15th Lon Reg, unit 1/15, transferred, Pte, 5 May 1916; 15th Lon Reg, unit Depot, attached, Pte, 17 Oct 1916; 15th Lon Reg, unit Res, posted, Pte, 31 Dec 1916; Lab Corps, transferred, Pte, ? Jul 1917; ? H S Emp Co, posted ? Jul 1917; Discharged, no longer physically fit for war service, para 392 (xvi) KR, 1 Dec 1917; docs to Chelsea 9 Nov 1917; disability GSW with fracture of skull, caused by MS; Station Nottingham.
Proceedings on Discharge
282319, Sackett, Edward Leslie, 616th (HS) Employment Coy Lab Corps, date of discharge 1 Dec 1917 at Nottingham, age 21, ht 5'7", chest 34ins, exp 2ins, complexion pale, eyes blue, hair dk brown, trade Civil Servant, res. 93 Victoria Rd, Charlton, SE7, marks Wound scar top of head, discharged in consequence of being no longer physically fit for War Service, para 392 (xvi) KR, military character good, reliable and well conducted man, disability due to Active Service.
Medical Report on Invalid
Station Winchester, 12 Sep 1917, 616 (HS) Emplt Co Labour Corps, no. 282319, Sackett, Edward Leslie, Pte, 21, enlisted 22 Nov 1915 at Somerset House WC, former trade Civil Servant, Admiralty, disability GSW of head with fracture of skull, date of disability Oct 1916, place Le Sars, France, history of disability: On date mentioned he was wounded by a piece of HE shell which caused fracture & depression of skull (l. frontal bone). Was taken to No. 2 General Hosp at Havre where he remained 10 days where a treptioning ?uration [trephination] was performed and some pieces of bone removed. He was then taken to the Royal City of Dublin Hospital where he remained 9 weeks. An operation was done there to remove a small piece of metal from behind l. ear. He was then discharged Hospital & returned to this unit. He was boarded 27 Jan in Winchester & classified C3. Causation GS Wound, caused by Active Service. Stamped Labour Corps Record Office 2 Oct 1917. (contd) There is still a considerable depression at the site of the fracture, l. frontal region. He is quite unfit for any exertion and gets quite giddy. No signs of paralysis & no history of it. Sight and hearing both good. Inability to earn a livelihood = ½. Discharged permanently unfit.
Casualty Form Active Service
3/15th Bn London Regt (PWO Civil Service Rifles), no. 4756, Pte, Sackett, E L, enlisted 22 Nov 1915, for duration of war; embarked Southampton, 5 May 1916; disembarked Fd Base Depot, Havre, 6 May 1916; joined Batt, in the Field, 24 May 1916; SW scalp & cheek, 7 Oct 1916; transfd to England, Havre, 16 Oct 1916; 15th Bn London Regt, Depot, 17 Oct 1916; posted 31 Dec 1916; discharged no longer physically fit for War Service, 1 Dec 1917. Stamped Territorial Force Record Office London, permanently excluded etc.
Notification of Discharge
No longer physically fit for War Service, Sackett, E L, no. 282319, Pte, regt 616 HS Employ Coy Lab Corps, date of discharge 1 Dec 1917, hospital Winchester, soldier's address 93 Victoria Rd, Charlton, London, SE7.
Military History Sheet
Home, from 22 Nov 1915 to 4 May 1916, 164 days; Ex F France, from 5 May 1916 to 16 Oct 1916, 165 days; home, from 17 Oct 1916 to 1 Dec 1917, 1 year 46 days; total 2 years 10 days. Wounded GW scalp & cheek. Father Edward Sackett, 93 Victoria Rd, Charlton, SE7.
Letter from War Office
London SW1, 4 Sep 1917, [handwritten letter] Sir, I am directed to inform you that an application has been received from The Secretary Admiralty for the release from military service of No 282319 Pte E L Sackett 616th H S Employment Coy in order that he may return to his civil employment as a Clerk & it has been decided to sanction his release provided he is willing & whether he is fit for General Service or not. I am, therefore, to request that you will issue immediate instructions for him to be brought before a Standing Invaliding Board in accordance with ACI 1199 of 1917 with a view to determining his eligibility for transfer to Class W Reserve or discharge & that in accordance with the recommendation of the board you will effect his discharge or transfer to Class W Reserve as the case may be & dispatch him to The Secretary, Admiralty, Contract Dept, Whitehall, London SW1. It must be clearly explained to the soldier that if he elects to accept this employment he will not be entitled to the special rates of pay & allowances referred to in AC1 1989 of 1916 & that he will only receive the Civil Wages which the Department are prepared to pay him. A report should be rendered to this office stating whether or not he accepts this employment & if so the date on which his transfer to the Reserve or discharge was effected & also the date of his dispatch to the firm. [Signed] for Director of Mobilisation.
Will
In the event of my death I give the whole of my property and effects to my mother Mrs Rose Ellen Sackett, 93 Victoria Rd, Charlton, SE. [Signed] Edward Leslie Sackett, Private, No. 4756, 15th London Regt, 11 Sep 1916.

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