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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| Home | 1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals | Parkhurst Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 22 Aug 1914 in France | ~ | Alcester |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Mobilised | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Cerebo Spinal Fever | 5 Aug 1914 at Alcester | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Parkhurse, Isle of Wight | 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
| Walter died on 1 Jul 1915 of Cerebo Spinal Fever contracted on active service (in France) at the Parkhurst Military Hospital, Albany Barracks, Isle of Wight. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 22 Jul 1887 at Alcester as Walter Harold Hunt | 19 May 1889 at Alcester |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Joseph Blake (stepfather) and Effie Blake nee Hunt (mother) | Alcester |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Hannah Elizabeth Ann Blake nee Randall | Walter Harold 10 Dec 1914 |
| 31 Jan 1915 at Todenham, Gloucs | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1887 - Birmingham Road, Alcester | 1901 - Rope Maker (aged 13) |
| 1891 - Birmingham Road, Alcester (with mother as lodger) | 1910 - Soldier |
| 1901 - Moor Fields, Alcester | 1911 -Horse and Float Driver for wine & spirits company |
| 1911 - Alcester | |
| 1915 - Moreton in Marsh |