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Gnr. John Richard Challenger
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Fulham, London
John Challenger joined the Royal Field Artillery in 1913. He was posted to the British Expeditionery Force on 26th of November 1915 as part of 44th Brigade. He served throughout WW1, being wounded in October 1917 but recovered to be tried for insubordination in May 1918. He served in France for a total of 212 days in WW1. From November 1918 to March 1919, he was in a hospital for "mental unfitness". He rejoined the Royal Army Service Corps in August 1919, finally leaving the army in August 1921. He committed suicide in May 1922.

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