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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| Egypt & Palestine | British War & Victory Medals | Alexandria (Hadra) War Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 25th April 1916 in Eygpt | ~ | Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial |
| Stratford Holy Trinity Church | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Stratford Cemetery Memorial |
| Died of enteric fever | 9 Nov 1915 in Stratford on Avon | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| 21st General Hospital, Alexandria | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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George died of Enteric fever (Typhoid) on the 17th October 1916 at the 21st General Hospital in Alexandria, Eygpt. The following obituary appeared in the Stratford Herald on 27th October 1916. Stratford Herald - Friday October 27th 1916 Mrs. Ryman of Victoria Cottage, Shipston Road is notified by the Record Office of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment that her brother succumbed to enteric fever at the 21st General Hospital, Alexandria on 17th inst. Private Knight who was 36 years of age enlisted on the 9th November 1915 and sailed for India on the 25th |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1880 in Stratford on Avon | 26 May 1880 in Stratford on Avon |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Samuel and Sarah Knight | 18 Meer Street, Stratford on Avon |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1881 - 12 Russell Court, Stratford-on-Avon | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 16 Windsor Street, Stratford-on-Avon | 1901 - General Labourer |
| 1901 - 5 Shakespear Court, Stratford-on-Avon | 1911 - General Labourer |
| 1911 - 5 Shakespear Court, Stratford-on-Avon | |
| 1915 - 18 Meer Street, Stratford on Avon |
