Military History

Theatre

Action/Battle/Other

Died of pneumonia

Place of Death

Etaples

 

Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

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Enlisted Date/Place

May 1915 at

Previous Regiments/Units

Private 2694 Warwickshire Yeomanry

Other Military Service Information

• Arrived in the Balkans on 6 Nov 1915 with Warwickshire Yeomanry
• Was wounded at the Charge at Huj on 8 Nov 1917 when his horse was shot from beneath him
• Transferred to the Machine Gun Corps

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

Reuben survived the war fighting in the Balkans, Palestine and France only to succumb to Pneumonia 12 days after the war ended. He died in one of the 16 military hospitals in the Etaples area.

Birth Date & Place

Baptism Date & Place

Parents

Reuben & Catherine of Hampton in Arden

Wife & Marriage

Children

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Occupation(s)

• 1911 - Gardener

Schools & Colleges

 

Address History

• 1901 - Whitley Cottage, St. Michaels, Coventry
• 1911 - Wappenbury
• 1916 - Wappenbury
• 1918 - Bradnook Marsh, Hampton in Arden

Other Information

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