On This Day, 23 March 1918

Evening Despatch

Saturday 23 March 1918

A TRIVIAL CHARGE

DISABLED MAN AND WEARING OF WOUNDED STRIPES

George William Lloyd, aged 26, described as a mechanical engineer, was remanded in custody till next Thursday at Birmingham to-day on a charge of wearing two gold wounded stripes to which he was not entitled.

Prisoner, who had been discharged from the Army for disablement, but had not been wounded, asked why they should proceed with such a trivial charge, as to the best of his knowledge he was fully entitled to wear the stripes. He had 100 per cent disablement though he was not wounded. Shell shock alone was good enough for one stripe, and loss of memory for another.