South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of Warwickshire - World War One |
|
|
|
Military History |
| Theatre of War in Which Died | WW1 Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
|---|---|---|
| India | British War & Victory Medals | Deolali Government Cemetery |
| First Arrived in a War Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | Warwickshire War Memorials |
| After 1 Dec 1916 in India | ~ | Leamington No Known Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Died of Septicemic Plague | September 1916 in Lambeth, Surrey | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| 34th Welsh General Hospital, Deolali | ~ | |
- The town of Deolali where George died is the origin of the phrase "going doollaly" aka "doollalt tap" which arose from the boredom, intense heat, and long waiting
periods for troops awaiting transport back to Britain.
Circumstances of Death
| George died of Septicemic Plague on the 31st October 1917 at the 34th Welsh General Hospital in Deolali, India.
|
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
|---|---|
| 14 Dec 1882 in Edinburgh | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George Tudhope and Barbara Miller Aitken | Edinburgh |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Elizabeth Angelina Aitken | David Summers born 5 Apr 1914 |
| Apr-Jun Qtr in Coventry | |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1882 - Edinburgh | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 24 Dryden Street, Edinburgh | 1899 - GPO Male Learner (27 May 1899) |
| 1901 - 3 Crighton Place, Edinburgh | 1900 - GPO S.C. & Telegraphist (7 Aug 1900) |
| 1911 - 88 Vaughan Road Camberwell | 1904 - GPO Sorting Clerk (6 Mar 1904) |
| 1917 - 64 Brailsford Road, Brixton, London | 1911 - Commercial Clerk |
| 1917 - 3 Percy Terrace, Leamington Spa | 1914 - G.P.O. Sorter |
| 1921 - 66 Greatheed Road., Leamington Spa | |
- It appears that George lived in the Leamington Spa area sometime around 1913 when he married his wife in Coventry
- George's son David lived in Leamington Spa and died there in 1982, he lived at 30a Leicester Lane, Leamington at the time of his death
