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joined the Northamptonshire Regiment, 7th Battalion. His
service only lasted for about four months, after which he was
discharged as being medically unfit. His discharge document
says that he was of good character.
However, within six months of his discharge he presented himself
at the Peterborough recruiting office and signed up once more.
This was on 26th July 1915. He joined the 8th Battalion, Northants.
On 30th April 1916 he was admonished for being absent and
fined one day’s pay. Two months later in June he was confined to
barracks for seven days for being drunk in camp.
In September 1916 he got eight days detention for insolence and
using obscene language to a non- commissioned officer.
At some point he was posted to France, possibly when he was
transferred to the Rifle Brigade.
In March 1918 he was back in England and transferred to the
Agricultural Company.
He left the army on 14th February 1919, and died in Peterborough
in 1933.
SCOTNEY Arthur
Possibly Acting Corporal T/34523 Royal Army Service
Corps
Arthur was born in September 1890 in Kings Cliffe to James and
Mary Scotney of Park Street, Kings Cliffe.
In 1911 he was working as a footman at Wolvey, Warwickshire.
He went to France in September 1915.
In 1940 he was working for the railways in Lancing.
He survived the war and died in Worthing in March 1970.
SCOTNEY Ernest
Probably Private 17211 Leicestershire Regiment
Born in Kings Cliffe in 1887, Ernest was the son of Thomas and
Elizabeth (nee Ette) Scotney.
His parents lived on West Street, Kings Cliffe, from about the mid
1880’s until the mid 1890’s when they moved to Kettering with
their children.
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service only lasted for about four months, after which he was
discharged as being medically unfit. His discharge document
says that he was of good character.
However, within six months of his discharge he presented himself
at the Peterborough recruiting office and signed up once more.
This was on 26th July 1915. He joined the 8th Battalion, Northants.
On 30th April 1916 he was admonished for being absent and
fined one day’s pay. Two months later in June he was confined to
barracks for seven days for being drunk in camp.
In September 1916 he got eight days detention for insolence and
using obscene language to a non- commissioned officer.
At some point he was posted to France, possibly when he was
transferred to the Rifle Brigade.
In March 1918 he was back in England and transferred to the
Agricultural Company.
He left the army on 14th February 1919, and died in Peterborough
in 1933.
SCOTNEY Arthur
Possibly Acting Corporal T/34523 Royal Army Service
Corps
Arthur was born in September 1890 in Kings Cliffe to James and
Mary Scotney of Park Street, Kings Cliffe.
In 1911 he was working as a footman at Wolvey, Warwickshire.
He went to France in September 1915.
In 1940 he was working for the railways in Lancing.
He survived the war and died in Worthing in March 1970.
SCOTNEY Ernest
Probably Private 17211 Leicestershire Regiment
Born in Kings Cliffe in 1887, Ernest was the son of Thomas and
Elizabeth (nee Ette) Scotney.
His parents lived on West Street, Kings Cliffe, from about the mid
1880’s until the mid 1890’s when they moved to Kettering with
their children.
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