South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Sub-Lieutenant Harold John HOULDSWORTH - HMS President,  Royal Navy


Killed in Action on Sunday 23rd February 1919 aged 20


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
At sea 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals Napton on the Hill Church Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
August 1914 ~ Dunchurch
    Dunchurch St. Peter's (Window)
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Napton St. Lawrence Church
Died of Meningitis and Septic Pneumonia 2 Aug 1914 as a Midshipman Napton War Memorial Obelisk
    Napton Girls School
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge HMS Saxifrage  
  HMS Royal Oak  

Military Service

2 Aug 1914 - Midshipman
31 May 1916 - Was serving about HMS Royal Oak during the Battle of Jutland
15 May 1917 - Acting Sub-Lt
15 Nov 1917 - Sub-Lieutenant

Circumstances of Death

Harold died of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis and Septic Pneumonia on 23 Feb 1919 at the 1st Eastern General Military Hospital in Cambridge. It appears that Harold was spending a period of shore leave in Cambridge when he contracted Menigitis.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
3 Sep 1898 in  2 Oct 1898 at Napton on the Hill                                     
   
Parents Names Abode
Henry Jaques (deceased) and Beatrice Catherine Houldsworth Toft, Dunchurch
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1898 - Napton on the Hill 1911 - School
1901 - Leamington Road, Southam 1914 - Royal Navy
1911 - Dunchurch  
1914 - Toft, Dunchurch (with Step-father)