James RIMELL
WW1 Service Record extract
| Letter dated June 11th 1915 from the Assistant General Superintendant of the London General Omnibus Company, Ltd To the Recruiting Officer I have this morning interviewed the bearer, Conductor Rimell, who has obtained permission to enlist. |
| Address: 40 Warbeck Road, Shepherds Bush. |
| Age 29 years. |
| Occupation: M.S.C Conductor. |
| Not Married. |
| Rifle Brigade - S/13008. |
| Height: 5 ft 4¾ in |
| Chest: 33 - 35 inches. |
| Next of Kin: Mrs Cissie West, 25 Trollope Street, Queens Road, Hammersmith - Sister of Wife. |
| Details of Marriage: Florence Martha Clark, spinster at St Clements Kensington on 15.01.16. |
| Discharged from the Military Foot Police with Bronchitis as Lance Corporal. |
| Letter dated 20 January 1916 From O C B Company ?? Battn Rifle Brigade Seaford Sussex To The Regimental Paymaster, Winchester I beg to enclose the marriage certificate (B.500) of S/13008 Rfn J Rimell of the company under my command who is proceeding this day ......... to join the 12th Batt Rifle Bdge. This day wishes to claim separation allowance to his wife Mrs Florence Martha Rimell living at 38 Testarton Street, Lancaster Road, Kensington. |
| C of E. |
| Letter dated 15th September 1919 Sir, I am directed by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis to acquaint you that James Rimell, of 53, Stonleigh Street, North Kensington has applied at this office for a licence to act as a Conductor of Stage Carriages within the Metropolitan Police District. He has produced Army discharge showing that James Rimell served in the M.F.P. No. P 15797 from 11th June, 1915 to 17th April, 1919 when he was discharged. His conduct, however, is not shown. I am therefore to ask that you will be good enough to favour the Commissioner with a copy of the Army records as to charachter relating to the above mentioned. Will you please also state if physical or other unfitness which necessitated his discharge to civil life. The information is required to enable the Commissioner to determine upon Rimell's fitness to hold the licence applied for. |
Notes taken from WO 363-420 at The National Archives - other pages in file difficult to read