South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Lapworth St. Mary's Churchyard (not CWGC) |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 19 Jul 1915 | ~ | Lapworth WM | Lapworth St. Mary |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Meningitis | 7 Sep 1914 | Hockley Heath |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Hill House Farm, Lapworth | 10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire | 18 May 1918 - transferred to RAF |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
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Luther survived the war having enlisted in 1914 and then on 19 JUl 1915 he arrived in France with the 10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire where he served until being transferred to the RAF on 18 May 1918, at the end of the war he joined the RAF Reserves. Luther died of Cerebral Meningitis at his home at Hill House Farm, Lapworth |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 17 Jun 1894 at Lapworth | 14 Oct 1894 at Lapworth |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Jacob and Julia Hammond | Lapworth |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Marriage Date/Place |
| Margaret Louise Hammond nee Wall | 22 Jul 1918 at Lapworth |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1894 - Lapworth Canal Locks | 1911 - Carpenters Apprentice |
| 1901 - Lapworth Street, Lapworth | 1914 - Gardener |
| 1911 - Hill House Farm, Lapworth | |
| 1919 - Hill House Farm, Lapworth |
