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Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal Edward VII issue

1478 Colour Sergeant G.B. Church Somerset Light Infantry

George Backhouse Church was born in Carrick, Ireland in 1865. He attested for the Somerset Light Infantry on 22nd February 1886 at Taunton, Somerset. He gave his occupation as a Clerk. He was posted to the 1st Battalion. He was promoted to Lance Corporal 1st June 1887 and then to Corporal. He was promoted to Lance Sergeant 15th September 1887 and Sergeant 1st November 1888. He was posted to India arriving 15th October 1889 and passed his course for Sergeant of Musketry 14th November 1890 and was promoted to Colour Sergeant 2nd Battalion 16th January 1893. He was posted back to the UK, arriving back 15th February 1894. From the 30th April 1898 he was in Australia attached to the Queensland government serving as Sergeant Instructor of Infantry for the next 3 years. He arrived home on 1st May 1900 and was appointed to the permanent staff of the 5th Militia Somerset Light Infantry. He was discharged on the 16th February 1907 at Taunton having been awarded his Long Service & good Conduct medal in 1904 with gratuity. He died in St. Pancras Hospital aged 74 years, 8th March 1939 following an accident.

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