South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Home | Did not serve aboard | Private Grave at Berkswell Churchyard |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Did not serve aboard | ~ | Berkswell |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Army Discharge Date |
| Died of Rheumatic Fever & Peridcarditis | 5 Nov 1916 at Coventry | 9 Sep 1917 discharged due to ill health |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Hob Lane, Berkswell | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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John was admitted to Catterick Military Hospital on 23 Jul 1917 with Rheumatic Fever and discharged from the hospital 9 Sep 1917. He also was discharged from the Army on 9 Sep 1917 due to his poor health. In 1911 John had suffered Scarlet Fever which developed into Rheumatic Fever which caused other medical complications. Following five separate bouts of Rheumatic Fever John died on 21 Dec 1917 and was buried in Berkswell on 26 Dec 1917. Click Death Cerificate below
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1899 | 11 Jun 1899 at Berkswell |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John and Flora Shirley | Berkswell |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1899 - Berkswell | 1916 - Gardener |
| 1901 - Hob Lane, Berkswell | |
| 1911 - The Lodge Isolation Hospital, Catherine de Barnes | |
| 1916 - Hob Lane, Berkswell |
