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 Served | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Rugby (Clifton Road) Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Silver Badge | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Sep 1916 | #139762 issued 4 Dec 1917 | Newbold on Avon |
| Reason for Death | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of tuberculosis | 10 Aug 1916 | Rugby Gates War Memorial |
| Place of Death | Other Regiments or Units | |
| 27 Graham Street, Rugby | Pte 21114 Royal Warwickshire Regt | |
Circumstances of Death
| Harold was discharged from the Army on 4 Dec 1917 as being medically unfit to serve and was given the Silver Badge on 22 Jan 1918. He died at home of Tuberculosis on 26 Mar 1919.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1898 in Newbold on Avon | 28 May 1898 at Newbold on Avon |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William Henry (died 1915) & Mary Ann (died 1903) Meddows | Post Office & Grocers, Newbold on Avon |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - Newbold on Avon | 1911 - School age |
| 1901 - Grocers Shop, Newbold Village, Newbold on Avon | |
| 1911 - Post Office, Newbold on Avon | |
| 1919 - 27 Graham Road, Rugby | |
- Harolds death was incorrectly recorded in the name Meadows
- Brother of Albert Edward Sharp Meddows who also fell