1878 Mar 11 born Shropshire as Francis Nelson Wildig
1881 census in Shrewsbury,
1894 Apr 2 Enlists in KSLI. Fathr Charles
1900 Apr 7 In South Africa
1901 Jul Promoted Sgt in KSLI
1907 Jan 23 married Cheshire to Gertrude Mabel Lawrence
1911 Jul 22 Court martialed for drunkenness. Reduced to Corporal from Sgt, but was allowed to stay Sgt with loss of all seniority
1912 Apr 1. Discharged from KSLI with a view to a pension after 18 years service
1914 Aug 31 Re-enlists in Cheshire Regt. His drink problem continues and he is reduced to Private
1917 Feb 5 transfer to Labour Corps
1917 Feb 26 Posted to France
1917 Nov 8 AWOL gets 6 month Hard Labour
1918 May 22 Posted back to Cheshire Regt
1918 Sep 10 posted back to UK
1919 Apr 22 Discharged
1921 Jun 21 enlisted with RIC no 81773 . ex-soldier & Labourer
1921 Aug 16 Promoted T/Sg
1922 Jan 23. Disbanded
1939 Register Living with wife Gertrude M at Firdene, Newtown Road, Hereford. He is a gas works labourer
1947 Died Wells