South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Home | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Dunchurch (St. Peter's) Churchyard |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 19 May 1915 in France | ~ | CWGC Grave at Dunchurch |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Died of Broncho Pneumonia | 2 Sep 1914 in Rugby | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Britannia Barracks, Norwich | L/Cpl R/126 - 7th Bn, Kings Royal Rifle Corp's | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Harry died of Broncho Pneumonia on 6 Nov 1918 at the Military Hospital, Britannia Barracks, Norwich Harry was wounded during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915 and the Battle of the Somme in 1916. After he had recovered from the wounds received on the Somme Harry was transferred to the Army Service Corps and served in the UK until his death in 1918. Harry's death was reported by the Rugby Advertiser as follows: "Lance Corporal H. Evans (23) died at Norwich hospital from Pneumonia contracted on active service. He joined the K.R.R. on September 2, 1914 and saw a good deal of heaving fighting around Ypres. He was wounded at Hooge in 1915 and again on the Somme in 1916. He was subsequently invalided home and afterwards was transferred to the Mechanical Transport A.S.C. He contracted a chill while on duty, and after laying up for a few days reported for duty too soon, caught another chill and died on Wednesday. In peace he was well known as a footballer and cricketer. An elder brother was killed in June last and another brother is in France." |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| c1895 in Wolverhampton | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William Edward and Annie Mary Evans nee Griffith | Thuralston |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Wolverhampton | 1911 - Garden Helper and House Boy |
| 1901 - 56 Bilston Road, Wolverhampton | |
| 1911 - Crick, Rugby | |
| 1914 - Thurlaston | |
- Harry was wounded on three separate occassions
- We have not been able to identify which of the 5 birth records we found belong to Harry
