Also Served: Harry Chadwick - Harry CHADWICK
30 Warrington Road, Prescot Pte 4001, 2/5th Bn., South Lancashire Regiment (later 241578) 
Harry Chadwick at the time of the Great War
Picture kindly provided by his family
Harry was born on 3rd February 1895, the eighth of none children to Noah Chadwick and his wife Annie, nee Glover. He was the younger brother of Thomas Edward Chadwick who died in 1921.
By the time of the 1911 census, Annie had been widowed from Noah and had remarried George Powell, the family now living at 19, Houghton Street, Prescot. They appear to have moved to 30, Warrington Road, Prescot, shortly after that.
At some point, Harry started work for BI & HC Ltd as a Brass Driller.
Harry attested for military service on 1st June 1915 at St Helens, and was listed in the Prescot Reporter list of men serving the colours. He noted his mother, Annie Chadwick, as his next of kin
He remained in the UK until 16th February 1917 when he was posted overseas with his unit. His records show that he suffered a Gun Shot Wound (GSW) to the shoulder on 7th June 1917. The term GSW was used to describe any kind of penetrating injury, such as bullet, shrapnel, grenade, etc.
His medical report showed that metal had entered just above his right shoulder, had blown out the middle third of his clavicle and had destroyed his shoulder joint before exiting.
Harry's medical report stated, 'He was in Armentieres on the above date when the enemy began to shell the town. He was just coming off parade when the first shell exploded and gave him a very nasty wound in the shoulder. A bit of shell case entering in back of shoulder and coming out of neck, doing a great amount of damage to bones and muscles adjacent. He was He was treated at CCS No 54 and 2 bits of bone were taken away. He then went to Calais for 1 month and then to Charing Cross hospital, London and then to Furdown, Surrey and then to Alexandra Hospital.'
The next part of the record is hard to read, but it continues, 'Joined his unit here (Oswestry) 8th October 1917.'
Under 'Present Condition', the report continues, 'The injury was of such a severe ( ) that the whole of the right shoulder joint has become quite disorganised. There is a large amount of ( ) and wasting of shoulder muscles and arm muscles. He is quite useless as a soldier.'
And with those seemingly harsh words, he was recommended for discharge on medical grounds.
He was discharged on 1st November that year. The medical discharge also saw him being granted a pension of 27s/6d for 4 weeks, then 13s/9d after that, with a review after 43 weeks.
Harry was entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Harry married Winifred Critchley in 1919, and they had two children, also called Harry and Winifred (though she was known as Irene).
This picture, also provided by his family, shows Harry in later years
In the National register of 1939, shown below, Harry is resident at 3 Williams Street, Prescot and working at the Wire Works as a 'Checker'
Ref. No.: A0268
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