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5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
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Those known to have served with5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Ambrose Samuel. WOII.
- Bidwell George. Pte. (d.17th Nov 1918)
- Claydon John. Pte.
- Cockle Clarence Tapscott. Lt. (d.10th September 1918)
- Eighteen Fredrick Charles. Pte (d.10th Mar 1916)
- Farrow MM. William James. L/Cpl.
- Wells James. Pte.
- Wiggin John Hervey. Pte. (d.12th August 1915)
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Pte. George Bidwell 5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.17th Nov 1918) George Bidwell was wounded on 25th of July 1918 and invalided home.
He developed bronchitis during recovery and died in the Western General Hospital, Neath, Glamorganshire on 17th of November 1918.
He was the son of Isaac and Sarah Bidwell, born in 1879 in Hesset, Bury St Edmunds.
He had married Annie Debenham in 1899 and was living with his children James Edward (1902), Isaac (1904), Charles (1908) and Daisy 1910) in Clay Hall, Great Saxham.
He worked as a hurdle maker on the estate.
He enlisted in the 5th Suffolk Regiment in 1914 but transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers.
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L/Cpl. William James Farrow MM. 1/5th Btn. Suffolk Regiment My Grandfather, William Farrow lied about his age on joining up. He was born 28th October 1897 but when he enlisted he said he was born the year before. He always told my Nan and my father that he got awarded the MM for something he did when fighting the Turkish but would not say much else, we all thought it was in Gallipoli but according to an expert I met at a WW1 exhibition this would have been in Palestine area. The medal was awarded on 14th of December 1917.
He survived the war, serving with the 3rd & 1/5th Battalions of the Suffolk Regiment and then went on to join up for WW2 with the Suffolk Regiment and then the Military Police with some postings abroad.
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Pte. John Claydon 5th Btn. Suffolk Regiment John Claydon was my great-grandfather. He enlisted on 16th November 1914 at the age of 46. I'm not sure how he passed the medical but he was finally discharged as unfit on September 29th 1916 in Waverley, Essex. The following year, he moved the family to Woolwich in South East London to work at Woolwich Arsenal station.
Editor's Note: John Claydon was the son of Samuel Claydon and Eliza Coote and was born on May 31st 1868 in Crowland, Haverhill. He was husband to Charlotte Claydon (née Whiting). John gave his age as 35 years when he enlisted. He was declared unfit for service on 16th September 1916 having served at home in 2/5th Suffolks up until that point and was discharged on the 29th. The medical report states that he was in considerable pain and discomfort due to varicose veins.
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