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The Fallen Men of Warwickshire - World War One


Bombardier 27384 Tom MORTON - 17th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

Died of Pleurisy and Pneumonia on 19th October 1915 aged 26

Military History
     
Theatre of War in Which Died WW1 Campaign Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Gallipoli  1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals Hellles Memorial
     
First Arrived in a War Theatre Bravery & Conduct Medals Warwickshire War Memorials
5 Nov 1914 in France ~  Pailton War Memorial
    Monks Kirby Church Plaque 
Action, Battle or Other Reason Died Date and Place Enlisted  
Died of Pleurisy and Pneumonia 19 Jul 1907 in Coventry  Other War Memorials 
    ~ 
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
At sea in the Mediterranean  96th Company, Royal Garrison Artillery  
     

Service History

  • 19 Sep 1907 - Enlisted in Royal Garrison Artillery
  • 13 Feb 1908 - Posted to Malta
  • 26 May 1911 - Posted back to UK
  • 02 Oct 1912 - Posted to Sierra Leone
  • 02 Oct 1913 - Posted back to UK
  • 05 Nov 1914 - Posted to France with B.E.F.
  • 22 Jun 1915 - Evacuated to UK with Gun Shot Wounds
  • 15 Oct 1915 - Posted to Gallipoli with B.E.F.
  • 19 Oct 1915 - Died at sea aboard HMT Huntsgreen

Circumstances of Death

Tom died of Pleurisy and Pneumonia aboard HMT Huntsgreen on 19th October 1915 and was buried at sea.

Tom had previously been seriously wounded by a gun shot wound to the back & chest in France in June 1915 before recovering and on 15th October 1915 left Gospost headed to Gallipoli to join up with 17th Siege Battery 
 
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Apr-Jun Qtr 1890 in Monks Kirby  
   
Parents Names Abode
William and Sarah Morton Pailton, Rugby
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History                            
1890 - Monks Kirby 1901 - Scholar 
1891 - Little Walton, Monks Kirby      1907 - Farm Labourer
1901 - Rugby Road, Pailton        1907 - Gunner in Royal Garrison Artillery
1911 - Army Barracks, Tigne, Malta 1911 - Gunner in Royal Garrison Artillery
1915 - Pailton, Rugby  

 

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