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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| North Sea | Mercantile Marine War & British War Medals | Tower Hill Memorial |
| First Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| August 1914 | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Killed a sea mine sunk the ST Fittonia | Not applicable | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Vessels | |
| North Sea near Spurn Head | Not known | |
Circumstances of Death
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John is listed as being killed at sea aboard the Steam Trawler Fittonia when she struck a German mine off the mouth of the River Humber, approximately 27 nautical miles East by South of Spurn Head. There were no survivors among the 7 man crew for which John was the Ships Cook. The Fittonia is one of a number of WW1 shipwrecks known to be near the River Humber.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan-Mar Qtr 1883 in Leamington Spa | 8 Apr 1883 at All Saints, Leamington Spa |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Walter & Kate Mary Goode Dowler | 24 Windsor Street, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1883 - Church Street, Leamington Spa | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Parade, Leamington Spa | 1901 - Pawnbrokers Assistant |
| 1901 - 67 Parade, LeamingtonSpa | 1911 - Mercantile Marine ? |
| 1911 - Not found - at sea? | 1914 - Cook/Trawlerman |
| 1914 - 24 Windsor Street, Leamington, |
