BEESLEY, J. W. (Machine Room, Wharfedale). (Previous Service in the Territorials for eighteen months.) Mobilized with the 4th Oxf. & Bucks L.I. on 4 Aug. 1914. Served in the 1/4th Bn. in England to Mar. 1915, and in France from 30 Mar. to May. Wounded (in the head) in the Second Battle of Ypres (Ploegsteert) on 9 May 1915. In hospital and convalescent in England to 20 Sept. then with the 3/4th Bn. until discharged, on account of injuries, on 28 Sept. 1916. Resumed work at the Press.
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