221161 L/Cpl. William Henry Mullens British Army 14th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment from:17 Carr Street, Lincoln My grandfather was known through his war service as William Henry Mullens, but was born W.H. Whittaker and once married used his birth name for the rest of his life. I have his WW1 record in the name of W.H. Mullens. He joined the Territorial Force in May 1913, later on becoming a regular in the Lincolnshire Regiment.
He was sent to France in August 1915. It seems that he was ill with various minor ailments for much of the time, until reported missing in March 1918 having been captured at Bullecourt. He was recorded as a P.O.W., place not stated. There is a note of him being wounded through the lung, and the effects of this in addition to mustard gas made him semi-invalid for the rest of his life. He died aged 56 in 1952, but I remember him well and have very fond memories of him. I would be very interested to know where he was held prisoner. Reading his unassuming records still have a poignancy for me.
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