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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| Home | Not applicable | Leamington (Whitnash Road) Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Did not serve outside the UK | ~ | Leamington St. John's Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Pelvic Abcess - Peritonitis | 6 January 1915 in Coventry | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Warneford Hospital, Leamington Spa | ~ | |
Service History
- 6 Jan 1915 - Enlisted and posted to 3 Depot, RFA
- 24 Jan 1915 - Posted to Larkhill Depot, RFA as a Gunner
- 18 Apr 1915 - Posted to School of Inspection at Larkhill as a Wheeler Bombardier
- 12 Feb 1919 - Discharged due to ill health because of a puncture or rupture of the mesenteric artery
Circumstances of Death
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George died on 27th June 1919 at the Warneford Hospital of a Pelvic Abcess Peritonitis following an operation which took place 14 days earlier.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1893 in Kings Norton | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Francis and Agnes Mary James | 10a Aylesford Street, Leamington Spa |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Daisy Marie James nee Knights | Betty b 3 Jul 1915 |
| 26 Mar 1915 by Licence at Leamington, St. John's | Francis b 18 Jun 1918 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1893 - Kings Norton | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Park Tavern, Packmores, Warwick | 1911 - Motor Body Builder |
| 1911 - 7 Brunswick Street, Leamington Spa | 1915 - Coach Maker |
| 1915 - 10a Aylesford Street, Leamington Spa | 1919 - Coach Maker & Army Pensioner |
| 1919 - 10a Aylesford Street, Leamington Spa |

