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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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | St. Sever Cemetery Extension |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 August 1916 | ~ | Umberslade Baptist Church |
| Action and/or Battle Wounded | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Battle of the Somme | July 1916 in Birmingham | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Military Hospital, Rouen | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
| Claude died on 6th December 1917 from wounds received in action at one of the 14 military hospitals in Rouen which used the St.Sever graveyard where Claude was buried. We are unable to say when or where Claude was wounded. The war diary does not mention him by name. Around the time of his death the 2nd/8th Battalion were in the Somme area about 190km's from Rouen.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 30 Dec 1880 in Tanworth-in-Arden | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Thomas and Caroline Hunt | Umberslade Hall Estate |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Sarah Ann Hunt nee Mason | Margaret Joyce b 24 July 1915 |
| 25 August 1912 in Beaudesert | |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1881 - Hems Green, Tanworth | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Keepers Cottage, Mows Hill, Umberslade | 1901 - Gamekeeper |
| 1901 - Old Grove, Umberslade | 1911 - Assistant in Business (Neville Arms) |
| 1911 - Neville Arms, New End, Astwood Bank | 1915 - Lodging House Manager |
| 1914 - 37 Dean Street, Birmingham | |
