History while in the forces
1917: training at Heath, ShropshireSep 1917: promoted Lance Corporal transferred and joined Royal North Lancaster Regiment. Training at Oswestry
Jul 1918: now in France active service
Aug 1918: in hospital at Boulogne. Wounded and gassed in action
Jun 1919: stated at Bonn Army of the Rhine
Dec 1919: demobilised as Corporal. re-joined active service of the Bank
- Surname
- Haighton
- Forename
- Fred
- Service number
- 41376 [2065]
- Rating or rank
- Corporal [Lance Corporal] [Private]
- Regiment or Other Unit
- [4th Reserve Battalion] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, [48th Training Reserve Battalion attached…
- Branch
- Stretford
- Date of Birth
- 08 Mar 1899
- Date of birth
- 1899
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 13 Mar 1916
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 01 Jun 1917
