Pte. Robert Wilson Irving (see 10th December 1917), who had been formally discharged from the Army two years previously as no longer physically fit for service, following his episodes of shellshock, appealed for an Army pension. An examination by a Medical Board found that, “He states sleep delayed; cannot sleep until it is nearly time to go to work; quite well otherwise. Fine tremor hands and tongue; teeth defective and deficient; pupils normal; physique and nutrition good”. The Board concluded that he had suffered no disability and therefore ineligible for a pension; he was “recommended for outdoor employment; he would be better working”.
Sunday, 19 January 2020
Tuesday 20th January 1920
Pte. Robert Wilson Irving (see 10th December 1917), who had been formally discharged from the Army two years previously as no longer physically fit for service, following his episodes of shellshock, appealed for an Army pension. An examination by a Medical Board found that, “He states sleep delayed; cannot sleep until it is nearly time to go to work; quite well otherwise. Fine tremor hands and tongue; teeth defective and deficient; pupils normal; physique and nutrition good”. The Board concluded that he had suffered no disability and therefore ineligible for a pension; he was “recommended for outdoor employment; he would be better working”.
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