Edward Charles Mozley

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Edward Charles Mozley was born in Plymouth, Devon, on 4 Nov 1892 and baptised after his family had moved to Loders, Dorset, on 25 Dec 1892 the son of William Edward Mozley (a serving soldier) and Ellen (aka Nellie) Mozley (nee Guppy).   The family move yet again by 1901 to 35 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  By 1911 Edward was a Student Teacher and living at 2 Grove Cottages, Bimport, Shaftesbury.  He had enlisted and joined the Dorsetshire Regiment eventually becoming a Sergeant (Service No. 14973).  He had served with the 6th and 3rd Battalions in battles including the Somme and Arras. He had suffered from a gunshot wound during a battle near Arras during late April, 1917 and in due time spent a period at the Napsbury Hospital, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Announcement in the London Gazette on 28 Jul 1917 showed he had been awarded the Military Medal.  He was seconded to the King's African Rifles towards the end of his service which officially ended on 7 Aug 1919.  He was further awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  It would appear he move abroad to Cape Province, South Africa, continuing his attachment with the King's African Rifles not returning to the UK.   He had married Mary Elizabeth Judd on 22 Sep 1928 at The Observatory, Kaapstad, Cape Province.  He died in Cape Province, South Africa, on 4 Jun 1975.