History while in the forces
Sep 1914: joined 1st Birmingham City Battalion, 14th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment15 May 1915: gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in 3rd Battalion South Midland Brigade Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force attached to 2nd line
15 Aug 1915: joined 1st Battalion (1st Line) 3rd South Midland Brigade Royal Field Artillery in France 48th Division
1916: went through Somme offensive etc.
Nov 1916: transferred to 113th Brigade Royal Field Artillery 25th Division in Flanders
Jan 1917: School of Signalling
Aug 1917: on active service in France. Promoted Lieutenant Oct 10-17 Wounded Nov 1917 Convalescent at Caythorpe Court, Grantham 02-03-18 Home on sick leave Returned to France Demobilised in November 1919 Re-entered Bank's service
- Surname
- Hassall
- Forename
- Reginald Will
- Rating or rank
- Lieutenant [2nd Lieutenant]
- Regiment or Other Unit
- Royal Field Artillery, [British Expeditionary Force, France], [25th Division School of Signalling]
- Branch
- Moseley, Birmingham
- Date of Birth
- 04 Aug 1891
- Date of birth
- 1891
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 12 Oct 1908
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- Sep 1914
