Samuel Caley
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 110298. Driver. A.S.C. (Army Service Corps) Horse Transport. Left June 7. 1915 Married & big family. v. unsatisfactory Moved to Hardy's Cottages. Aug 4. He has been in Aldershot Barks. (Barracks) & now is in Londonderry. Dec.14. 206 Co. N.M.(North Midland) A.S.C. Park Royal. London N.W. Oct. 1916 U sect. 2 Co. Horse Transport Depot. B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) Apr. 1917 as before. Oct. Moved to 14 Shaw's Br. (Shaws Brow) T. Sect. 2 Co. Army Horse Transport. Depot. BEF. Nov. 1918 5 Convalescent Camp. R.Co. BEF.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/2)
External sources: 3 Athol Square; Hardy's Cottages