History while in the forces
04 Aug 1914: mobilised with Yorkshire DragoonsOct 1914: sent to second line at Bridlington
Jan 1915: sent on 3 months course of signalling at Hornsea and Scarborough
Mar 1915: passed out as 1st Class Signaller and sent to Headquarter staff of 2/1st Battalion Yorkshire M/D Brigade at Harrogate
Sep 1916: applied for Commission in Royal Field Artillery. Accepted and sent to Royal Field Artillery Cadet School at Exeter
Dec 1916: promoted Corporal. Sent to School of Instruction, Royal Field Artillery, Larkhill
27 Jan 1917: gazetted 2nd Lieutenant and instructed to report at Ripon for duty with 1st Reserve Brigade Royal Field Artillery
05 Mar 1917: sent to France
- Surname
- Nurse
- Forename
- Eric William
- Rating or rank
- 2nd Lieutenant
- Regiment or Other Unit
- 3/2nd Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery
- Branch
- Wakefield
- Date of Birth
- 28 Jan 1893
- Date of birth
- 1893
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 02 May 1910
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 04 Aug 1914
