Attested 30 October 1915 , Medal Index Card British War Medal and Victory Medal with 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment , Lost left leg during fighting in france about 14 July 1916 first man from Lund to loose a limb Driffield Times 05 August 1916 , Posted wounded Snapper September 1916 , East Yorkshire Regiment Awarded disability pension of 27/6 a week for 9 weeks then 16/6 for life Snapper May 1917 , Discharged wounds 4 April 1917 , SWB List O/594 , SWB Number 173153