John Robert Lloyd and Wallace Lloyd of Pendlebury

[shaun]

Hello

These two Pendlebury miners were my grandfather's brothers and both served in WW1 (not that successfully) particularly in the case of one of them (only lasted a couple of weeks).  I have their service records if anyone is interested. No photos sadly.

JR Lloyd 19206 Kings Regt Liverpool 

W Lloyd 397573/ 41709 / 58418  (first two crossed out)
Lancashire Fusiliers later transferred

Cheers

Shaun

[shred]

Shaun,

Many thanks for taking the time to join the forum, posting and generously offering access to the service records.

You say that one only lasted a couple of weeks. I am presuming that he was released due to not meeting the fitness/health required to be a soldier, rather than been killed?

[shaun]

Hello

Yes,John Robert Lloyd enlisted in Sept 1914 and was only 5 feet 2. He was discharged as "unlikely to make an efficient soldier" after less than a month. What is strange is that he went on to become an all-England wrestling champion.

Wallace Lloyd was very short, only 4 foot 10 but joined up in 1917 with the Lancs Fusiliers. He was transferred to labour corps. His record shows he had a bout of scabies which was probably pretty common.

Both worked as colliers in Pendlebury and were clearly malnourished!

Shaun