South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial |
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| Home | Did not serve abroad | Abney Park Cemetery, London |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Did not serve abroad | ~ | Welford on Avon |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Accidentally Drowned | Jul 1915 at Whitehall | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Numerous newspapers reported on 4 Sep 1916 that on 1 Sep 1916 "Corporal William Jesse Wilson of Welford drowned whilst bathing in the sea off Dovercourt nr Harwich in Essex. A Naval officer attempted to rescue him but failed".| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1897 at Stoke Newington | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Walter A and Mary Sophia Wilson | Holly Dene, Welford on Avon |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1897 - Stoke Newington | 1911 - School |
| 1901 - 23 Cromwell Road, East Ham | |
| 1911 - 18 Stalbridge Buildings, Oxford Street, London W1 | |
| 1914 - Holly Dene, Welford on Avon |
