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Service
Record Notes
FRIEND, WILLIAM
Short Service.
Three years with the Colours.
Attestation of
No. 235 – William R. Friend – The Buffs.
Name. William R. Friend.
In the parish of St. Radigunds.
Near the town of Dover.
Age. 19 years -5 days.
Trade – Farm Labourer.
Joined at Canterbury – 1/9/14.
Killed in action – 2nd August
1918.
Conduct sheet.
Dover – 18/3/17 – Pte. When on Active
Service improperly dressed on Church Parade – not wearing
trousers over puttees – 3 days C.B.
Dover – 18/8/17. Pte,- Absent from 6.30
a.m. parade. – 3 days C.B.
Dover – 14/8/17 – Pte. – 1. Absent from
5.30 a.m. parade. 2. Being in bed after Reveille – 7 days C.B.
Admission to Hospital or to the Sick List.
Wharncliffe War Hospital Sheffield.
Admitted – 22 October 1918. Discharged
21/12/18.
GS wound of the Ankle and Left shoulder.
Number of days in Hospital 61.
Father of soldier – Mr James Friend.
Mother of soldier – Mrs Sarah Ann Friend.
Brothers of soldier
Thomas James Friend – age 24.
Frederick ---- Friend – age 17.
Edward Charles Friend – age 10.
Half Blood Brothers
Alfred George Friend – age 4.
------- ---- age 10 months.
Sisters of soldier
Emily Friend age 20.
Unable to read this entry.
Casualty Form Active Service.
Embarked Southampton – 19/8/17.
Disembarked Alexandria – 18/9/17.
Joined unit – (10th Bn) 29/9/17.
74th Divi. Wounded in action –
Field EEF 31/10/17
O.C. unit – Wounded to duty – Field EEF
31/10/17.
230th Bde. F.A. Admitted with
diarrhoea – Field EEF 4/12/17.
O.C. unit – Rejoined unit - Field EEF
2/12/18.
J Inf. B. Depot – Arrived Etalpes 6/7/18.
Posted from 10th to 1st
Bn. The Buffs – 8/7/18.
Campaign – BEF France – 1/6/15.
Became non-effective by being killed in
action 2nd day of August 1918.
From No. 2 Infantry Records Office,
Hounslow.
To.
Mrs S. A. Friend
4, Maxton Hill Cottages,
Folkestone Road, Dover.
6/11/18.
Madam,
I am directed to forward the
under-mentioned articles of private property of the late No.
G/235. Rank Pte. Name W. R. Friend. Regt. 1st Battn
The Buffs.
Letters, Religious Book. ----
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