South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Bombardier 74718 Laurie SEEKINGS - 5th Brigade Ammunition Column, Royal Horse Artillery

Died on Tuesday 28th September 1915 aged 18

 Laurie Seekings grave for l seekings

Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders 1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals Kenilworth Cemetery
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
5 Nov 1914 in France ~ Kenilworth War Memorial
    Kenilworth St. Nicholas 
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place Mobilised  
Died of Appendicitis & Septicemia Aug 1914 in Woolwich  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units Other War Memorials 
Kempston Red Cross Hospital, Eastbourne ~  
     
  • We believe that Laurie was a Reservist before the war but there are no surviving records to support it.

Circumstances of Death

Laurie died of appendicitis and septicemia on 28th September 1915 at the Kempston V.A.D. Red Cross Hospital in Eastbourne, Sussex. Laurie had been wounded by shrapnel a few weeks earlier in August 1915 and had been treated at a Military hospital in Calais



 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
Apr Qtr 1897 in Kenilworth  
   
Parents NamesAbode
Harry and Jessica Seekings  8 Barrowell Terrace, Kenilworth                  
   
Wife and Marriage Details Children
   
   
   
SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History
1897 - Kenilworth 1911 - Refreshment Room assitant
1901 - Spring Lane, Kenilworth 1914 - Footman
1911 - 63 Fisher Gate, Preston, Lancs  
1914 - 8 Barrowell Terrace, Kenilworth