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 | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Leamington Spa (Whitnash Road) Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 21 Nov 1915 in Boulogne, France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington Spa Holy Trinity Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Reason Wounded | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Battle of the Somme | December 1914 in Moseley, Birmingham | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Northampton V.A.D. Hospital | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Joseph was admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, Puchevillers on 11th November 1916 and was placed in the Sick Convoy (see Chain of Evacuation) the following day on 12th November 1916 and he eventually ended up at a Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital in Northampton where he died on 16th December 1916, having failed to recover from the amputation of a wounded leg. We cannot be certain exactly when Joseph was wounded and war diary for the periond 1st to 11th November makes no mention of casualties. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 13 Feb 1895 in Leamington Spa | 5 May 1895 at St. Mary's, Leamington Spa |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William Haselden and Gertrude Harriet Knibb | 30 Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - 14 Plymouth Place, Leamington Spa | 1901 - School age |
| 1901 - 14 Plymouth Place, Leamington Spa | 1911 - No occupation given on census |
| 1911 - 30 Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa | |
| 1916 - 30 Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa | |
