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 | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Italy | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 12 May 1915 in France | ~ | Wolston: St. Margaret's | War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of pneumonia | Coventry | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Military Hospital at Genoa | 63rd Field Company, Royal Engineers | |
Circumstances of Death
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Harry was one of scores of men admitted to the 39th Casualty Clearing Hospital from the 21st Field Ambulance between the 25th & 31st Oct 1918 suffering from Influenza. On 31 Oct 1918. He was was then transferred via the 41st Ambulance Train to the one of the three hospitals (11th General, 38th or 51st Stationary Hospitals) where he died on 7 Nov 1918 from Pneumonia. Medical records also show that on 14 Sep 1917 Harry had been admitted to a Casualty Clearing Station at Mendingham and then taken, via the 31st Ambulance train, to a military hospital at Wimereux suffering from the effects of being gassed by an exploding shell. Further on 21 Jul 1918 Harry was in the 9th General Hospital in Rouen suffering from a gun shot wound to the head> |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1895 at Wolston | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George and Elizabeth Smith | Priory Row, Wolston |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Wolston | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Priory Row, Wolston | 1911 - Gardener |
| 1911 - Priory Row, Wolston | |
| 1917 - Wolston | |
- By 1918 Harry's next of kin for his pension was his sister Miss Ethel Daisy Smith of The Derry, Wolston