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John Myerscough
​1884 - 1956

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LNLR
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RAMC

Corps

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment



Royal Army Medical Corps

Regiment Number

 2967




 337809

Rank

Corporal




Private


Grave / Memorial Reference
None






Holdings / References

Medical Report
Discharge Papers
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Notes

John's service is confused!!! Various papers give him as being in the RAMC others in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. I have attempted to extract the relative information to draw up a picture of the sequence of events. 

John enlisted at Preston on the 20th October 1914 and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps Reserve Battalion. His age is given as 29 and his occupation a Cotton Spinner. 
His Medical Category was A1. 
His religion was C of E

On the 20th November 1914 John transferred to the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

He served in the UK until  the 7th February 1917 when he left from Southampton and arrived at Le Havre on the 8th February 1917
John was promoted to Corporal on the 7th February 1917, 
 He lost sight in the right eye in June 1917 due to gas 

Having been severely reprimanded on three occasions, these were for  improper conduct on line of march,  neglect of duty, and not complying with an order. 
He reverted to the rank of private at his own request on 11 August 1917

John returned from France on the 23 October 1917

John  transferred to the 3rd Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on the 4th January 1918
He then transferred to the RAMC Blackpool on the 15th March 1918.

John served in Jamaica for 11 months leaving on the 22 August 1919

John was discharged ( The term disembodied is used indicating that John was not required for Reserve service) from the Royal Army Medical Corps on the 18th October 1919.

John Myerscough was awarded the 
Victory Medal & British War Medal for service in World War One

Medals

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