George William Deer was a patient at Hickwells in 1915.  His entry in Nurse Oliver’s album reads:

 

No 88802 Driver G W Deer, Royal Field Artillery

 

May the owner of this book always succeed

For the kindness she showed me was great indeed

May her luck never fail through trouble and strife

And I will never forget her until the end of my life

 

He shares this page in Nurse Oliver’s album with 6334 Private John Thomas of the 2nd South Staffordshire Regiment and 33612 Sapper F Willmott of the Royal Engineers.

 

His medal card notes that he served with the 94th Brigade Royal Field Artillery and gives his date of enlistment as 8th September 1914 and his date of discharge (due to sickness) as 14th August 1915.  He did not serve overseas.

 

He is possibly the same George William Deer whose birth was registered in the district of St George, Hanover Square in the September quarter of 1895 although this is currently conjecture rather than established fact.

 

 

Sources and Acknowledgements

 

• England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983
• The National Archives: Medal Index Card
• The National Archives: Medal Roll; Silver War Badge: Roll RA/2853: WO 329/2974