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 | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Home | Did not serve abroad | Private Grave at Bidford, St. Laurence |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Not applicable | ~ | Bidford on Avon War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 20 Jan 1903 in Worcester | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Bidford on Avon | ~ | |
Previous Military Service History
- 20 Jan 1903 - Enlisted in 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
- 09 Apr 1903 - Posted to South Africa
- 23 Oct 1904 - Posted to Ceylon
- 31 Jan 1906 - Retired from Army and placed in Army Reserve
- 05 Aug 1914 - Mobilised in Worcester
- 12 Sep 1914 - Discharged as medically unfit due to the TB from which he subsequently died
Circumstances of Death
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Henry died at home on 9th February 1915 from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Haemoptysis (the coughing up of blood). He was buried in the Bidford on Avon St. Laurence Churchyard on 11th February 1915. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 23 Dec 1884 in Hallow, Worcs | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Christopher Philip & Jane Wheatley | Hallow, Worcs |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Minnie Wheatley nee Wheeler | John Henry b 11 Nov 1907; Eva Gladys b 31 Dec 1908 |
| 6 Apr 1907 in Alcester Parish Church | Norman b 9 Sep 1911; Henry George b 14 Aug 1914 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1884 - Hallow, Worcestershire | 1891 - School age |
| 1891 - Martley Road, Hallow (as Harry) | 1901 - Gardener's Labourer |
| 1901 - Hallow, Worcestershire | 1903 - Soldier in Worcestershire Regt |
| 1903 - Broadheath, Worcestershire | 1906 - Postman - Joined 21 May 1906 |
| 1907 - High Street, Bidford on Avon | 1911 - Postman in Bidford |
| 1911 - High Street, Bidford on Avon | 1914 - Postman in Bidford |
| 1914 - High Street, Bidford on Avon | |
- Henry was born Henry John Weaver to Jane Weaver nee Williams a domestic servant. Jane then married Christopher Phillip Wheatley
in Apr Qtr 1885.
