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1875 Sep 25 Born Water Lane Leeds, Yorkshire
1881 census at 4, P House, Kendell Place, Low Rd, Hunslet
1891 census 4, Kendall Place, Hunslet, Leeds
1895 May 7 Enlisted in West Yorks Regt at Leeds. Pension Record on Ancestry and WO 372/5/97900
1896 Oct 4. Posted to Hong Kong
1897 May 7. Appointed L/Cpl
1898 Jan 1. Posted to Singapore.
1899 Jan 29 Posted to East Indies
1901 Aug 16. Promoted Cpl
1902 May 8. Posted back to UK
1904 Jul 29 . Married at Fareham, Hants to Mabel Mary Hawkins. Children born 1907, 1910 and 1912
1906 Apr 1. Promoted Sgt
1911 census at 8a Married Quarters Elson Gosport
1914 Nov 2. Promoted Colour Sgt.
1915 Jul 16. Promoted WOII, CSM
1916 Jan 30 Posted to France
1916 Apr 26. Granted leave to England
1916 Jun 12. To front from leave in England
1916 Aug 25. Wounded but remained on duty
1916 Oct 8. Appointed A/RSM
1917 Feb 4. Granted leave to England
1917 Dec 6. Granted 14 days leave to England
1917 Dec 20 Relinquished Acting Rank of RSM on amalgamation of battalions
1918 Jan 15. Classified medically B2
1918 Feb 16. Appointed A/RSM
1918 Nov 1. Commissioned . The undermentioned to be temp. Qr.- Mrs., with the rank of Lt.: — Paul Cromwell.
1920 Nov 17 Joined ADRIC with service no 1065. Posted to I Coy. Wife at Devonia, Gosport Rd, Fareham, Hants
1921 Apr 1. Temp. Qrmr. & Lt. P. Cromwell relinquishes his commission on completion of service.
1921 Jun 22 to 5 Jul on Leave
1921 Jul 29 to 11 Aug on Leave
1921 Nov 23 to 6 Dec on Leave
1922 Jan 18 Discharged at demobilisation of ADRIC
1939 Register He is living with wife Mabel M at 8 Council Cottages Mill Lane , Midhurst R.D., Sussex,. He is a School Porter
He served in the Home Guard in WWII as a major.
1947 Feb 17. Died Midhurst, Sussex aged 71.
