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 | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Amara War Cemetery, Iraq |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 4 May 1915 in France | ~ | Ilmington |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died in Military Hospital | August 1914 in Birmingham | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| No 2 Rawal Pindi B. G. H., Amara | ||
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
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Sidney died at the No 2 Rawal Pindi British General Hospital, Amara, Iraq and is buried in the nearby Amara War Cemetery. The circumstances around his death are conflicting, his pension card states that he died of a self inflicted wound, however a newspaper report, transcribed below, states that he died because of the climate and the Warwickshire Roll of Honour states that he died of heat stroke. The war diary reports that on 2nd July 1916 5 men collapsed with heat stroke. We will conitunue to search for more information. Stratford on Avon Herald - 28 July 1916 ILMINGTON DEATH OF A SOLDIER: Private Sidney Hall who volunteered for service in India a few months ago, died in that country on the 7th inst., the climate proving fatal to him. He was twenty-two years of age. This is the third death recorded in this village since the war began |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1895 at Ilmington | 3 Mar 1895 at Ilmington |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Chalotte Hall (father not listed on Baptism) | Ilmington |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Ilmington | 1911 - Farm labourer |
| 1901 - 15 Church Street, Ilmington with aunt & uncle | |
| 1911 - Ilmington with grandmother Rosanna Hall | |
| 1916 - Ilmington (grandmother next of kin) |
