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Note: Roland Partridge (1879-1919) ============================
1881/04/03 Aged 1, of Oxford Road, Chievely - RG11/1272 f.53 p.18
1891/04/05 Aged 11, of 12 Providence Buildings, Middle Green, Langley Marish, Buckinghamshire - RG12/1133 f.149 p.25
1898/03/14 Enlisted in the Royal Marines Light Infantry, Portsmouth Division No. 9555 (PRO ADM 159/16, as indexed in ADM 313/42)
DOB: 27 August 1879 (actually 1879/08/29) in Chieveley, Berkshire.
Trade: Butcher
Religion Baptist
Next of kin: Thomas, 12 Providence Buildings, Middle Green, Langley
When enlisted: 14 Mar 1898
Where enlisted: London 18 6 16/30
On enlistment as Private:
Stature: 5ft 5 1/10 ins.
Complexion: Fresh
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Marks, Wounds or Scar: Nil
Initial posting: Depot, Walmer, Kent
Conduct classification: First
1898/05/16 Passed School Certificate 3rd class
1898/07/07 Passed swimming test at Depot
1898/11/18 Passed drill
1898/11/23 Transferred to Portsmouth, character - Very Good. Sgt. JJ Morris
1898/11/24 Arrived in Portsmouth
1898/12/31 <No reason>, character - Very Good. Sgt. CSJ Fagan.
1899/02/11 Passed drill
1899/02/12 Transferred to 1st Battalion, Berkshire Regiment, character - Very Good. Sgt. CSJ Fagan.
1899/04/27 Appointed Lance-Corporal
1899/07/15 Transferred to Marines
1900/01/28 To Gibraltar
1901/03/31 (?), aged (21?), of ? - RG13/?? f.?? p.??
1902/10/26 Returned from Gibraltar
1903/10/18 Transferred to the M.F. Police
1904/01/19 Transferred to the 1st Army Corps
1909/09/22 Re-engaged to complete 21 years service
1911/04/02 (?), aged (31?), of ? - RG14/?? f.?? p.?? - appears not to be in UK - probably fighting out of the country??
1913/01/01 Promoted
1914/??/?? Fought in Army in First World War. NB: 1st Battalion found in Flanders, as above.
1915/07/11 Appointed acting Colour Sergeant
1916/03/11 Embarked at Liverpool
1916/03/27 Disembarked at Corfu
1916/05/10 Proceeded from Corfu to Salonika (10 May - 7 Jun)
1916/06/07 Arrived Salonika - see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Milne,_1st_Baron_Milne#Salonika
1916/07/03 Transferred from British Mission with the Royal Serbian Army
1917/09/20 Promoted Colour Sergeant
1917/07/21 Mentioned in despatches by Lt Gen George Milne, CB, DSO, CinC, BSF, London Gazette regarding action on 29 March 1917 - see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Milne,_1st_Baron_Milne
1917/10/01 Awarded Long Service and Good Conduct medal
1917/12/17 Awarded Meritorious Service Medal
1918/06/24 Appointed Acting Warrant Officer Class II
1918/07/01 Appointed Acting Colour Sergeant Major, backdated to June
1918/09/19 Admitted to hospital, Salonika
1918/10/01 Evacuated to Malta
1919/??/?? Appointed C.S.M.
1919/04/15 Discharged from army - no longer physically fit for service - tuberculosis - home address: 117 The Crescent, Slough
1919/04/16 Admitted to hospital
1919/05/13 Died of tuberculosis
1919/05/?? Presumably buried in grounds of Hospital - as it was a communicable disease?
Information on Roland's army career was left at the Berkshire FHS (when it was at Stoneham Grammar - Prospect School) but who was researching Roland?? What connection?? He had no immediate family - so probably family of Alice or Sarah (e.g. Peg) or a military researcher??
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