SOUTHAM, ERNEST GEORGE

Description

Character certificate (6 Mar 1916); Army Discharge certificate (6 Mar 1916); Royal Marines service certificate (nd); Admiralty certificate for wounds and hurts (1 Nov 1918); Royal Marines discharge certificate (3 May 1919); Home Guard proficiency certificate (21 Jan 1944); Home Guard certificate (nd).

Biography or history

Southam, Ernest George (1900-1998). Born at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Enlisted in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 24 May 1915, serving on the Western Front, 17 Dec 1915-3 Mar 1916 but discharged on 6 Mar 1916 after it transpired he was underage. Enlisted in Royal Marines, 30 Nov 1917 and served on board HMS Glory at Murmansk and SS Nigeria. Invalided out of service, 3 May 1919 after accidental injury. During the Second World War, he served in the Home Guard, 25 Aug 1940-31 Dec 1944.

Provenance

The papers were placed in the Collection by Leonard Southam in Oct 1999. See Research Correspondence File.

Access and usage

Reproduction

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