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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| Home | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Leamington Spa (Whitnash Road) Cemetery |
| First Arrived in War Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 31 July 1915 in France with 1st/7th RWR | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington St. John's Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Died of acute appendicitis | September 1914 in Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Bradford War Hospital, Horton, W Yorks | 1st/7th Battalion Royal Warwicks | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Charles died of acute appendicitis and heart failure at the Bradford War Hospital on 14th January 1916. His death certificate states that he was 20 years of age. His death certificate indicates that he was operated on 6 days after being diagnosed and died within 4 hours of the operation.
However Charles's birth certificate (cross referenced by parents names in Army Pension records) and his CWGC record show that he was only 17 yrs old at the time of his death and therefore only 15 years old when he enlisted and 16 when he arrived in France with the 1st/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 11 May 1898 at Bromsgrove Place, Faringdon, Berks | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Arthur James & Louisa Jane Harris | 14 Charles Street, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - Bromsgrove Place, Faringdon, Berks | 1911 - School |
| 1901 - Lugworth Cottage, Radley, Berks | 1914 - Farm Labourer |
| 1911 - 1 Burbury Court, Satchwell Street, Leamington | |
| 1916 - 14 Charles Street, Leamington Spa | |
