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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| At sea | 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Napton on the Hill Church Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| August 1914 | ~ | Dunchurch |
| Dunchurch St. Peter's (Window) | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Napton St. Lawrence Church |
| Died of Meningitis and Septic Pneumonia | 2 Aug 1914 as a Midshipman | Napton War Memorial Obelisk |
| Napton Girls School | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge | HMS Saxifrage | |
| HMS Royal Oak |
Military Service
2 Aug 1914 - Midshipman
31 May 1916 - Was serving about HMS Royal Oak during the Battle of Jutland
15 May 1917 - Acting Sub-Lt
15 Nov 1917 - Sub-Lieutenant
Circumstances of Death
| Harold died of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis and Septic Pneumonia on 23 Feb 1919 at the 1st Eastern General Military Hospital in Cambridge. It appears that Harold was spending a period of shore leave in Cambridge when he contracted Menigitis. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 3 Sep 1898 in | 2 Oct 1898 at Napton on the Hill |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Henry Jaques (deceased) and Beatrice Catherine Houldsworth | Toft, Dunchurch |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - Napton on the Hill | 1911 - School |
| 1901 - Leamington Road, Southam | 1914 - Royal Navy |
| 1911 - Dunchurch | |
| 1914 - Toft, Dunchurch (with Step-father) | |
