J. Cartwright
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 129861. Private. A.S.C (Army Service Corps). Reported Oct. 25. 1915 At Osterley Park Isleworth Middlesex 5 Co. (Company). M.T.A.S.C. (Motor Transport Army Service Corps) Father of John & Fred. Dec.10 Studebake Instruction Class. Reserve Depot A.S.C.M.T. Grove Park Lee Kent. In France May 1916 Moved to James Street Xmas 1915 Oct. 1916 67 Co. 38 Div. (Division). Supply Column. B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). Nov. 400 Co. 5 G.H.Q (General Head Quarters). No.3 Sect. Ammunition Park. B.E.F Apr.1. No.1 Sect. 16 Auxiliary Bus. Co. B.E.F. Nov.1917 as before Nov. 1918 as before.' (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 10003/3)
External sources: 3 Happy City; James Street