Harold Melhuish

History while in the forces

27 Feb 1917: he was called up under the Military Service Act and was placed with the Army Veterinary Corps knowing nothing at all about horses, he has been in the office ever since he joined. He writes home daily and his mother's one hope is to get him back to civil life.
Surname
Melhuish
Forename
Harold
Service number
19231
Rating or rank
Private
Regiment or Other Unit
Army Veterinary Corps
Branch
Corn Street, Bristol
Date of Birth
Jun 1897
Date of birth
1897
Date of Entering Bank's Service
Apr 1915
Date of Joining HM Forces
Aug 1916