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 in Which Died | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Mesopotamia | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery |
| First Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 7 Nov 1914 in Egypt | ~ | Fillongley War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| William died of disease whilst a PoW | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Unknown Po | ||
Circumstances of Death
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William was part of the Garrison at Kut-al-Amarah which surrended to the Turkish Army on 29th April 1916 after a near six month siege now known as the Siege of Kut. The 12,000 survivors of the Siege were then put on a 1200 mile forced march called the Kut Death March from Kut to concentration camps in Turkey, as described in the YouTube video below. Around 4000 to 5000 of the men died during the march and many others died of disease whilst in Turkish Concentration Camps. William's pension card states that he died of disease whilst a PoW but we have not been able to establish any further information about William's death or place of internment. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 16 Jun 1880 in Shadwell, London | 18 Jul 1880 at Tower Hamlets St. James |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William and Sara McCarthy | Both deceased |
| Second Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Martha McCarthy nee Chambers | William born 28 Jun 1909; Sidney born 25 Oct 1910 |
| 13 Nov 1911 at Fillongley St. Mary's | Martha born 27 Jul 1913 |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Highway School, Tower Hamlets 1886 | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1881 - 2 Hungerford Street, Tower Hamlet, London | 1886 - Scholar at Highway School |
| 1886 - 9 Sage Street, Tower Hamlet | 1891 - School |
| 1891 - 16 E Block, Broad Street, Shoreditch | 1901 - Dock Labourer |
| 1901 - 16 Martha Street, Stepney, | 1911 - Sergeant in Royal Field Artillery |
| 1911 - 13 Crossways Cottages, Wood End, Fillongley | 1914 - Sergeant in the Royal Artillery |
| 1916 - 13 Crossways Cottages, Wood End, Fillongley |
- William was widowed in when his wife Jane McCarthy nee Fleet died in . They were married on 15 Apr 1900 at Stepney, St. Phillip.
Coventry Graphic 27th October 1916
