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Three: Driver W. Hackman, Royal Horse Artillery, late Royal Field Artillery and Middlesex Re...
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Three: Driver W. Hackman, Royal Horse Artillery, late Royal Field Artillery and Middlesex Regiment 1914 Star (6417 Dvr: W. Hackman. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (6417 Dvr. W. J. Hackman. R.A.) mounted as worn, very fine (3) £80-£100 --- William Joseph Hackman was born in Hampton, Middlesex, in 1882. A labourer by trade, he attested for the 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, on 14 March 1899, but was convicted of assault on 7 May 1899 and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. He was discharged from the Regiment not long thereafter. Intent on returning to military service, Hackman joined the Royal Field Artillery on 26 March 1900. Transferred to the Royal Horse Artillery, he sailed to India on 8 December 1903 and joined “R” Battery on garrison duty at Mhow. Released from service three years later, Hackman returned home to Hampton Wick with a fair reference: ‘Is a good horseman and has knowledge of use and care of horses.’ Recalled to “R” Battery at the outbreak of the Great War, Hackman transferred to “Z” Battery and served in France from 5 November 1914. His Army Service Record notes over four years of service in France, the majority of it spent with this Battery. Sold with copied research.
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Three: Driver W. Hackman, Royal Horse Artillery, late Royal Field Artillery and Middlesex Regiment 1914 Star (6417 Dvr: W. Hackman. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (6417 Dvr. W. J. Hackman. R.A.) mounted as worn, very fine (3) £80-£100 --- William Joseph Hackman was born in Hampton, Middlesex, in 1882. A labourer by trade, he attested for the 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, on 14 March 1899, but was convicted of assault on 7 May 1899 and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. He was discharged from the Regiment not long thereafter. Intent on returning to military service, Hackman joined the Royal Field Artillery on 26 March 1900. Transferred to the Royal Horse Artillery, he sailed to India on 8 December 1903 and joined “R” Battery on garrison duty at Mhow. Released from service three years later, Hackman returned home to Hampton Wick with a fair reference: ‘Is a good horseman and has knowledge of use and care of horses.’ Recalled to “R” Battery at the outbreak of the Great War, Hackman transferred to “Z” Battery and served in France from 5 November 1914. His Army Service Record notes over four years of service in France, the majority of it spent with this Battery. Sold with copied research.
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