Capt Arthur Francis Candy, London Regt & QSA

1882 Nov 2. Born South Stoneham, Hants

1891 census at Winchester Road, North Stoneham, Millbrook, Southampton

1900 Joins Boer War

1901 census at 10, Brunswick Place, Southampton All Saints, Southampton

1907 Jul/Sep Married in Newton Abbott, Devon

1911 census at - I cannot find him

1914 Oct 19 . 6th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Rifles); The undermentioned to be Second Lieutenants : — Arthur Francis Candy.

1915 Jun 2. 6th London. Lts to be Temp. Capt A F Candy

1916 Apr 16. RFA . The undermentioned actg. Capts. to have precedence in that actg. rank as stated - Lt. A. F. Candy.This I think is the date of his transfer to RFA

1917 Oct 7. RFA. 2nd Lt. (temp. Capt.) A. F. Candy relinquishes the temp, rank of Capt. and to be actg. Capt. whilst commanding a section of a D.A.C.

1917 Oct 16. RFA. The undermentioned 2nd Lts to be Lts.: — (Actg Capt.) A. F. Candy, and to retain the actg. rank of Capt.

1918 Apr 24. RFA. Lt. (actg. Capt.) A. F. Candy to be actg. Maj. whilst comdg. a D.A.C. from 24th Apr. to 24th May 1918.

1918 Oct 11. Lt. (actg. Capt.) A. F.. Candy relinquishes actg. rank of Capt. on ceasing to command a section, D.A.C.

1921 May 12. Joined ADRIC with service no 1960 Posted to N Coy

1921 Dec 3. Posted to F Coy

1922 Jan. He appears to have served until demobilisation of ADRIC

1923 Aug 25 Arrives in Canada from UK looking for work, present occupation "nil"

1927 Dec 14 Arrives in UK from USA. He is a race horse trainer living in Canada

1929 Mar 21. Detained on arrival in Canada from UK. Unclear as to why or the outcome

1936 Sep 27 Arrives in New York from UK

1938 Dec 21. Arrives in UK from New York.

1939 May 10 . He travels from UK to New York He is a "race horse trainer" living in USA

1942 USA Draft Registration Card

1949 Jul 12 Died at Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut. He was married

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