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 | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals | Kenilworth Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 5 Nov 1914 in France | ~ | Kenilworth War Memorial |
| Kenilworth St. Nicholas | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Mobilised | |
| Died of Appendicitis & Septicemia | Aug 1914 in Woolwich | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Kempston Red Cross Hospital, Eastbourne | ~ | |
- We believe that Laurie was a Reservist before the war but there are no surviving records to support it.
Circumstances of Death
| Laurie died of appendicitis and septicemia on 28th September 1915 at the Kempston V.A.D. Red Cross Hospital in Eastbourne, Sussex. Laurie had been wounded by shrapnel a few weeks earlier in August 1915 and had been treated at a Military hospital in Calais |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1897 in Kenilworth | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Harry and Jessica Seekings | 8 Barrowell Terrace, Kenilworth |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1897 - Kenilworth | 1911 - Refreshment Room assitant |
| 1901 - Spring Lane, Kenilworth | 1914 - Footman |
| 1911 - 63 Fisher Gate, Preston, Lancs | |
| 1914 - 8 Barrowell Terrace, Kenilworth | |