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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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Meriden (St. Laurence) Churchyard |
| First Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1st September 1916 in France | ~ | Meriden War Memorial |
| Meriden St. Laurence Church | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Died of gunshot wound, fractured pelvis | July 1916 in Coventry | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| 1st Southern General Hospital, Stourbridge | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Joseph died of a gunshot wound & fractured pelvis at the 1st Southern General Hospital in Stourbridge on 6th May 1918. We believe that he was originally wounded on or about 26th November 1917 when the Battalion were in the Zuytpeene area of Ypres and he was admitted to the 10th Casualty Clearing Station at Remy Siding near Lijssenthoek, see record fragment below. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul-Sep Qtr 1897 in Aston, Warwickshire | 1 Aug 1897 at Birmingham St. Stephens |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Joseph Albert and Clara Jeffcott | Rose Cottage, Kinwalsey Lane, Meriden |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1897 - Aston, Warwickshire | 1911 - Assisting on farm |
| 1901 - 218 New Town Road, Aston | 1916 - Carter in the employ of Mr. J.E. Wright |
| 1911 - Rose Cottage, Kinwalsey Lane, Meriden | |
| 1916 - Rose Cottage, Kinwalsey Lane, Meriden | |
