South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | Military Medal, 1914 Star, Silver Badge, | Southam (St. James) Churchyard |
| Good Conduct Badge, British War & Victory Medal. | ||
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 10 Aug 1914 | Gazetted 14 Dec 1916 - Bravery in the field at High Wood | Southam War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Military Service History |
| Died of Influenza | 10 Jan 1906 at Warwick | 31 Dec 1910 to 10 Mar 1914 - Served in India |
| 11 Mar 1914 to 9 Aug 1914 - Home | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | 10 Aug 1914 to 22 Jul 1916 - France |
| Southam | ~ | 23 Jul 1916 to 5 Feb 1917 - Home - invalided |
| 6 Feb 1917 - Discharged with Silver Badge |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On 23 Jul 1916 John was admitted to a military hospital with severe shell shock where he was also diagnosed with Epilepsy brought on by the shell shock. He was discharged as medically unfit on 6 Feb 1917. In 1918 he caught Spanish Flu and died in Southam where he is buried.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| 28 Aug 1887 at Southam | 28 Aug 1887 at Southam |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| Harry and Martha Duckett | Rose Cottage, Leamington Road, Southam |
| Wife | Marriage Date/Place |
| Annie Duckett nee Wood | 9 Apr 1917 at Southam |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Southam Council School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Leamington Road, Southam | 1901 - Plough Boy |
| 1901 - Leamington Road, Southam | 1906 - Quarryman Labourer |
| 1911 - Roberts Barracks, Quetta, India | 1906 - Career Soldier |
| 1917 - Southam | 1911 to 1917 Career Soldier |
| 1918 - Labourer at Kaye Cement Works |
