James Newland
To France 4/10/14 with 2nd Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Note: Two subalterns also serving in 2nd R.Warwicks at this time were:
> Bernard Law Montgomery ('Monty' of El Alamein) who was wounded in October 1914
> Bruce Bairnsfather (WW1 cartoonist & creator of 'Old Bill') who watched the 'Warwicks v. Germans' 1914 Christmas Truce football match at St.Yvon, south of Ypres
Later transferred to the Royal Engineers & was renumbered 612893
In 1923 his address was 2 Lancaster Gate, Birmingham
With copy of his Medal Index Card & Medal Rolls
Condition:VF+