History while in the forces
Jan 1916: in training at Tower of London. About every other night assists in guarding Bank of EnglandApr 1917: been in Military Hospital, Clifdent Road, Lower Clapton Road, WC for the last month and is now going under an operation to have a swollen gland cut out in his throat
Oct 1917: now in France
Jan 1918: somewhere in Italy quite fit and well
- Surname
- Pestell
- Forename
- Herbert
- Service number
- 9717
- Rating or rank
- Private
- Regiment or Other Unit
- Honourable Artillery Company
- Branch
- 431 Oxford Street, London
- Date of Birth
- 14 May 1898
- Date of birth
- 1898
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 11 Jun 1914
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- Dec 1916
