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 in Which Died | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Egypt | British War & Victory Medals | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery |
| First Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1st February 1916 in France | ~ | Coleshill Grammar School |
| Over Whitacre War Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Shustoke War Memorial |
| Died of a haemorrhage and embolism | 5 Oct 1915 in Holesworth, Australia | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| 31st General Hospital, Port Said, Egypt | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Walter is listed as having died of a haemorrhage and embolism at the 31st General Hospital in Port Said, Egypt on 23rd May 1916 after attempting to commit suicide by cutting his own throat on 16th May 1916. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 17 Jul 1879 in The Rectory, Hope Bagott, Salop | 24 Oct 1879 at High Ercall St. Michael |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Rev. Lionel Forbes Vane Smith & Hannah Maria de Heriz | Lionel and Hannah died in 1901 & 1906 in Nether Whitacre |
| Schools | Schools |
| High Ercall National School 25 Feb 1889 - 17 Jan 1890 | Coleshill Grammar School |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1879 - The Rectory, Hope Bagott, Salop | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1881 - The Vicarage, High Ercall, Salop | 1901 - Bookseller |
| 1891 - Church End, Nether Whitacre | 1908 - Bookseller |
| 1901 - Church End, Nether Whitacre | 1911 - Bookseller |
| 1908 - Victoria, Australia | 1915 - Bookseller |
| 1916 - Australia | |
- Walter's father, Lionel, was a Vicar at Nether Whitacre Church before his death in 1901
