South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Mesopotamia | British War & Victory Medals | Basra War Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Rowington |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Heat Stroke | August 1914 at St. Helens | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| No 3 British General Hospital | ||
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
| We believe, and are trying to confirm, that Percy died of Heat Stroke at the No 3 British General Hospital or Beit Nama Officer’s Hospital both in Basra. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1886 at Warwick | 12 Dec 1886 at Warwick St. Nicholas |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Elizabeth Williams | |
| Grandparents | Abode |
| William and Adelaide Williams | Rowington |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Rowington Council School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1886 - Union Workhouse, Warwick | 1901 - Bricklayers labourer |
| 1891 - Rowington with Grandparents | 1911 - Coal Hewer |
| 1901 - Rowington with Grandparents | |
| 1911 - Railway Terrace, Perry Bar (boarder) | |
| 1916 - Not found | |
- At the time of his baptism Percy was in the Union Workhouse with his mother. His father is not recorded in the records.
- Brother of Thomas Williams who also fell