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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| Salonika | British War & Victory Medals | Mirka British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Lapworth WM | Lapworth St. Mary |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Dysentery | Commissioned on 29 Nov 1915 | King Edwards School, Birmingham | Malvern College |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Kalamaria Hospital, Salonika | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
| Holroyd who was already suffering from malaria died of dysentery in the Kalamaria Hospital, Salonika. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 10 Oct 1886 at Acocks Green | ~ |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Tom and Marianne Birkett-Barker | The Croft, Lapworth |
| Schools | Colleges |
| King Edwards School, Birmingham - 1896 | Malvern College - 1905 |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1886 - Acocks Green | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Glenelg, Yardley, Worcs | 1905 - Scholar at Malvern |
| 1901 - King Edwards School? | 1905 - Passed Solicitors Exam |
| 1911 - Lapworth Croft, Lapworth | 1911 - Solicitor at Hooper & Barker |
| 1917 - Lapworth Croft, Lapworth | 1915 - Solicitor at Hooper & Barker |
- Brother of Allen Noel Birkett-Barker who also fell
- Holroyd was Warwickshire Amateur Golf Champion on three occasions
