Name
Harry Wallington
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
403961
Labour Corps
179th Labour Company
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Biography
Harry Wallington was born in 1890 at Chartridge, near Chesham. He was one of five children (three sons and two daughters) born to Joseph and Mary Wallington. At the time of the 1891 Census the family lived at Chartridge and Joseph worked as an Agricultural Labourer. By the time of the 1901 Census the family had moved to Primrose Hill, Abbots Langley. Joseph worked with his brother Albert, who was living with them, as a Hay Carter.
Harry was married on 1st October 1913 at Watford, and a daughter was born to the couple on 26th March 1914 at Abbots Langley. Harry’s Service Record noted that he “had deemed to have enlisted on 24th June 1916, and on 28th January 1917 he underwent a Medical Examination at Watford and was classified Category “A”. He was called up for service on 9th February and 1917 at Watford, and enlisted to the 3rd Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment and was posted to the Base Depot. At the time of enlistment Harry gave his address at 32 Adrian Road, Abbots Langley, and his occupation, Munitions Worker.
On 18th May 1917 Harry was admitted to the Cliff Military Hospital at Felixstowe, and was supplied with an elastic stocking, however, the reason was not recorded. He was sent to France on 12th June 1917, and embarked at Folkestone, and arrived at Boulogne. On 13th June he was posted to the 8th Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment. On 2nd July 1917 Harry was transferred to the 11th Battalion of the Notts and Derby Regiment, but was deemed to be unfit (no reason given) and was sent to Calais.
On 12th October 1917 Harry was transferred to the Area Employment Company of the Labour Corps, and on 21st April 1918 was transferred to the 179th Labour Company at Boulogne.
The Abbots Langley Parish Magazine Roll of Honour first recorded Harry in July 1917 and did not record his move to the Labour Corps until January 1918.
Harry was posted to the 121st Labour Company on 23rd March 1919, and on 10th October 1919 was admitted to the Special Surgical Hospital at Edmonton, where on 14th November 1919 he was classified Medical Category B2. The reason for his admittance to hospital or for the deterioration in his health was not given.
Harry was demobilised to 32 Adrian Road, Abbots Langley from Nottingham on 12th December 1919. He was recorded in the Absent Voter Records for Autumn 1918, Spring 1919 and Autumn 1919.
Harry Wallington survived the War.
Additional Information
Formerly 3rd & 8th Battalions Bedfordshire Regiment; 11th Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment; 121st Labour Company, Labour Corps
Acknowledgments
Roger Yapp - www.backtothefront.org
