Discharge certificates of James Torrins
James Torrin's discharge certificates. Kept with photographs and a framed discharge certificate, which was always hung on the wall. One certificate of Torrins' character reads steady, sober and reliable.
James Torrins enlisted 18 May 1915 in the Royal Field Artillery, and was wounded in France and discharged on 24 November 1917. He served 2 years and 210 days. The framed discharge certificate signed by King George V is dated 13 December 1917. Torrins' regimental number is 686067 (although it is written as 686069 on one certificate). He was born in 1884/1885, (on one certificate the birthdate is May 1885 but his birth certificate shows 23 July 1884). Torrins died 24 January 1965.
Discharge certificates of James Torrins, and his birth certificate
James Torrins
Official document
CREATOR
Stuart Leaver
DATE
1917-11-24
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
16
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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