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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| Mesopotamia | British War & Victory Medals | Basra War Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 January 1916 | ~ | Knowle Soldiers Chapel |
| Knowle War Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Died of Toxaemia & exhaustion due to dysentery | June 1915 in Warwick | |
| Other War Memorials | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | St Alphege Church, Solihull |
| Military Hospital, Basra | ~ | Solihull War Memorial |
Circumstances of Death
| James died on 6th July 1916 of Toxaemia & exhaustion due to dysentery at a Military Hospital in Basra, Iraq |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1875 in Leamington Spa | 28 Nov 1875 at Leamington Priors, St Paul |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| James and Susannah Wrench | |
| Wife | Marriage Details |
| Louisa Wrench nee Gibbs | 4 Mar 1900 at Knowle Parish Church |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1875 - Princes Street, Leamington Priors | 1881 - Scholar |
| 1881 - 11 Princes Street, Leamington | 1891 - Grocers Errand Boy |
| 1891 - 11 Princes Street, Leamington | 1900 - Plumber |
| 1901 - The Village, Knowle | 1901 - Plumber |
| 1911 - Grendon Cottages, Bentley Heath, Knowle | 1911 - Plumber |
| 1916 - Mill Lane, Bentley Heath, Knowle |
