History while in the forces
27 Nov 1915-Jul 1916: training at Tadworth, Chelsea etcAug 1916: left for France
25 Sep 1916: wounded at Lesboeufs, the Somme
02 Jan 1917: left hospital; St Annes, returning to duty at Chelsea 10 days later. Still at Chelsea Barracks. Category A1 (expecting to proceed overseas at a few days' notice)
- Surname
- Longster
- Forename
- Henry Dodson
- Service number
- 25355
- Rating or rank
- Private
- Regiment or Other Unit
- Grenadier Guards
- Branch
- York
- Date of Birth
- 27 Nov 1893
- Date of birth
- 1893
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- Dec 1910
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- Nov 1915