South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial |
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| Mesopotamia | British War & Victory Medals | Basra War Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 14 Oct 1914 (France) | ~ | Whitchurch |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other Military Information |
| Died of Malaria | 14 Dec 1909 at Birmingham | 19 Sep 1914 - left India for France |
| 15 Oct 1914 - arrived in Marsailles | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | 24 Dec 1915 - left France of Iraq |
| Iraq | ~ | 30 Jan 1916 - arrived at Basrah |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
All we can say about Frederick's death is that it was from Malaria (Pension) in Basra, he had been hospitalised in 1916k, presumably for Malaria.This article from the Western Front Association discusses Malaria in the Great War which saw infection leading to hospitalisation rates as high as 700 per 1000 soldiers but more typically 350 to 700.
13th Brigade fought in France before moving to Mesopotamia and then Palestine.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1888 at Whitchurch | ~ |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Richard and Alice Jane George | 17 Wimpstone, Whitchurch |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1888 - Whitchurch | 1901 - Teamster on farm |
| 1891 - 7 Wimpstone, Whitchurch | 1909 - Gunner in Royal Field Artillery |
| 1901 - Cottage, Whitchurch | 1911 - Gunner in Royal Field Artillery (see above) |
| 1911 - Army Barracks, Bangalore, India | |
| 1914 - 17 Wimpstone, Whitchurch |
