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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| Home | Did not serve abroad | Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Not applicable | ~ | Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial |
| Stratford Holy Trinity Church | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Stratford Cemetery Memorial |
| Accidentally Killed | 22 Aug 1917 in Portsmouth | Stratford Boy Scouts Memorial |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
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Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, Gosport
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Circumstances of Death
| William died on 16th April 1918 from injuries sustained in an accident at the land based Naval training establishment HMS Victory in Portsmouth. We have not been able to establish the nature of the accident that killed him.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 22 Aug 1899 in Stratford on Avon | ~ |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John (died 1895) and Sarah Wesson (later Horseman) | 71 Constitution Hill, Birmingham |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Stratford on Avon Union Workhouse | 1911 - School |
| 1901 - Stratford on Avon Union Workhouse | 1917 - Baker in Ullenhall |
| 1911 - Stratford on Avon Union Workhouse | |
| 1917 - 71 Constitution Hill, Birmingham | |
- Brother of Arthur Wesson and Albert Wesson who also fell
- William's father is not named on his birth certificate
