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 | Where Buried |
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| Home | Did Not Serve Abroad | Knowle Graveyard (Not CWGC) |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| N/A - Did Not Serve Abroad | ~ | Hockley Heath Church |
| Hockley Heath War Memorial | ||
| Reason for Death | Date and Place Enlisted | Knowle Soldiers Chapel |
| Died of appendicitis & peritonitis | Not known | Knowle War Memorial |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Birmingham General Hospital | None known | |
Circumstances of Death
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Howard served as a home based Volunteer with the 2nd Knowle and Dorridge Battalion, Warwickshire Volunteers. He did not serve abroad, being too old to do so. Howard died of Appendicitis & Peritonitis at the Birmingham General Hospital on November 8th 1918. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1872 in Yardley (Solihull 6d 546) | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William Joseph and Mary Jane (died 1881) Smith | Both deceased |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1872 - Yardley | 1883 - School age |
| 1881 - Warwick Road, Yardley | 1891 - Pupil Teacher |
| 1891 - 53 Golden Hillock Road, Aston | 1901 - Assistant Schoolmaster |
| 1901 - Ashdene, Victoria Road, Yardley | 1911 - Schoolmaster at Henley Workhouse |
| 1911 - Union Workhouse, Henley in Arden | 1914 - Gentlemans Private Secretary |
| 1914 - Glenthorpe, Earlswood Road, Dorridge | |
- Picture Courtesy of the Solihill Life website