South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War in Which Died | WW1 Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Laughton (St. Luke) Churchyard (2 Feb 1918) |
| First Arrived in a War Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | Warwickshire War Memorials |
| 20 Jul 1917 in France | ~ | Leamington No Known Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of a gunshot wound to the spine | 6 Jun 1916 in Market Harborough | Laughton St. Lukes |
| Place of Death | Date and Place Mobilised | |
| Fulham Military Hospital | 2 Apr 1917 in Leicester | |
Circumstances of Death
| Harry died of a gunshot wound to the spine at the Fulham Military Hospital on 27th January 1918. His service record shows that he was transferred to England on 2nd October 1917 with with a 'FB' Spinal Fracture. We have not been able to identify on which day or where Harry was wounded.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr-Jun Qtr 1898 in Mowsley, Leicester | 24 Jul 1898 at Mowsley |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William Henry & Kate Atkins | The White House, Laughton, Leic |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Ada Emily Atkins nee Howes | Herbert born 25 Nov 1915 in Laughton |
| 5 Jun 1916 in Laughton, Rugby | Kate born 27 Oct 1917 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - Mowsley, Leic | 1911 - School |
| 1901 - The White House, Laughton, Leics | 1916 - Farm Labourer |
| 1911 - The White House, Laughton, Leics | |
| 1916 - Laughton, Leics | |
| 1918 - 36 Radford Road, Leamington Spa |
