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 | Where Buried |
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| Home | Did not serve abroad | Warwick, St Mary on 12 Oct 1916 |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Did not serve abroad | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Cause of Death | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Died of Tuberculosis | 20 Mar 1914 at Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Warwick | ||
Circumstances of Death
| Job enlisted at Warwick on 20th March 1914 and was stationed at Parkhurst Barracks on the Isle of Wight. On 6 Oct 1914 he was diagnosed with ‘tubercle of the lung’ and was subsequently discharged on 9th November 1914 as he was unfit to serve. He died at home near two years later on 9 Oct 1916 of tuberculosis. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1895 at Warwick | 2 Jun 1895 at Warwick, St. Mary |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William and Harriet Edkins | 91 Saltisford, Warwick |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Warwick Borough C E | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - 17 Commercial Buildings, Warwick | 1911 - Assistant Boatman |
| 1901 - 44 Saltisford, Warwick | 1914 - Boatman |
| 1911 - 91 Saltisford, Warwick | |
| 1916 - 91 Saltisford, Warwick | |