South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Home | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Not Given a CWGC Grave |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 25 Oct 1915 in Balkans | ~ | Hillmorton |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Lobar Pneumonia and Malaria | 2 Sep 1914 at Rugby | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Hillmorton | 11896 6th & 9th Bn's Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry | |
| 30014 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire |
Circumstances of Death
| William died at home of Lobar Pneumonia and Malaria on 9 Oct 1919. He had served at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia which is no doubt where he contracted malaria. We have not been able to establish if or where he was buried although we believe it was Hillmorton St. John's. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1892 at Hillmorton | 17 Apr 1892 at Hillmorton |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Charles and Charlotte Webb | Lower Street, Hillmorton |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1892 - Hillmorton | 1911 - Farm labourer |
| 1901 - 118 Lower Street, Hillmorton | 1914 - Labourer |
| 1911 - Lower Street, Hillmorton | 1919 - Builders Labourer |
| 1918 - Lower Street, Hillmorton | |