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 | British War & Victory Medals | Leamington (Milverton) Cemetery |
| India General Service Medal | ||
| First Arrived in Theatre | North West Frontier Clasp (1919) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 8 Oct 1917 in France | Leamington Spa War Memorial | |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Attested | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Dysentery and Rheumatic Fever | 6 Jun 1916 in Leamington Spa | ~ |
| Place of Death | Date and Place Mobilised from Reserve | |
| Warneford Hospital, Leamington Spa | 6 Feb 1917 at Bulford | |
Circumstances of Death
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William first served in France before being posted to India on 21 July 1917. He because ill with pneumonia in India and was sent back to England and was discharged from the army on 31 March 1920 before he died of Dysentery and Rheumatic Fever on 18th Jun 1920 at the Warneford Hospital, Leamington Spa. We have not been able to identify an official War Grave for William despite the fact that he died from illness contracted on active service. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 16 Jun 1882 in Sheffield, Yorkshire | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Edmund and Elizabeth Unwin | Not known |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Gertrude May Unwin nee Boucher | Lancelot (Step son) born 13 Dec 1901 |
| 24 Nov 1907 in Leamington Spa | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1882 - Sheffield, Yorkshire | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 4 Lincoln Place, Bierlow, Sheffield | 1901 - Groom (Equestrian) |
| 1901 - 143, Regent Street, Leamington | 1911 - Cab Driver (Horse) |
| 1911 - 19 Cross Street, Leamington Spa | 1915 - Horse Driver |
| 1920 - 19 Cross Street, Leamington Spa |
