Charles Belton Eyre (see 29th December) was formally discharged from the Army on the grounds that he was “not likely to become an efficient soldier”; he had been found medically unfit on 29th December. Charles Eyre was subsequently awarded the Silver War Badge, given to those who had been discharged on account of illness or injury. He married Lily Bland Jackson on September 13th 1919 and they subsequently had five children - George Richard, Kathleen, Harry, Ruth (better known as 'Bunty') and Charles Belton. Sadly Charles Belton jr didn't survive infancy, having been born and dying in 1927. Charles Belton snr. ran his own haulage company (C.B.Eyre and Sons.). Initially he lived in Thirsk (George Richard was born there) and then moved to Northallerton where they remained. It seems that Charles ran an early, and unofficial, sort of bus service, picking up the farmers' wives from all around the district (Thirsk, Northallerton, Romanby, Lazenby etc) with their produce and taking them to the markets held in the various villages and towns. Lily was well known for her patience and skill with animals and was often called on to look after waifs and strays. Charles died in 1967.
(I am indebted to Pat Adams for the information about Charlie’s life after the war).
The other man discharged was William Lawson (see 7th September); the details of his medical history and his life after the war are currently unknown.
A third member of the Company, Tom Snowden, (see 16th September) was medically examined and found to be suffering from a “left inguinal hernia”.
At home in Keighley, Florence Teal, wife of Pte. Fred Teal, gave birth to the couple’s second
child; a daughter who would be named Dorothy. Fred Teal had enlisted in
Keighley in September 1914, having previously served for a period in the
territorial battalion. He was 28 years old and had been working as a
woolcomber.
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