Inspired by the phrase "Death caused by injuries inflicted by own hand" which I first saw in the service record of a soldier who shot himself while serving in India, this community remembers the tormented people who made the decision to take their own lives. It includes some of those who committed suicide while in service, or who did so later due to a war-related reason or illness. The community also includes some of those who attempted suicide. (These people often then found themselves in court, or facing a court martial, because suicide was illegal.) Recognising the sensitivity of the circumstances of the deaths of the people in this community, if any relatives have any issues about the information displayed about individuals, or are unduly distressed by it, please email me.
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Born 1881
Died 1915
Royal Navy Chatham 5/1983 Royal Fleet Reserve
Royal Navy 294309 Stoker 1st Class Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 2nd Reserve Battalion Royal Naval Division
Born 1897
Died 1918
Royal Navy J19249
Royal Navy J/19249 Able Seaman HMS Calypso
Born 1901
Died 1919
Royal Navy M34574 Cook's Mate 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory"
Born 1894
Died 1917
British Army 26271 Drummer Gordon Highlanders
British Army 290483 Drummer Gordon Highlanders
British Army 290483 Private Gordon Highlanders 7th Battalion
Born 1896
Died 1917
British Army 65816 Private Royal Army Medical Corps
Born 1898
Died 1920
British Army 9632 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion
British Army 9632 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion
Born 1887
Died 1924
British Army 166179 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 5th Siege Battery
Died 1926
British Army 119135 Driver Royal Field Artillery 110 Bridage
Born 1889
Died 1915
British Army 47649 Driver Royal Field Artillery 4th Brigade
British Army 4762914 Driver Royal Field Artillery 4th Brigade
British Army 47649 Driver Royal Field Artillery
British Army 37728 Private Northumberland Fusiliers
British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers
Born 1892
Died 1919
British Army 136817 Driver Royal Engineers
Born 1874
Died 1916
British Army 17122 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Battalion
British Army 423333 Private London Regiment 10th battalion lond Battalion
Born 1899
Died 1921
British Army 19386 Private Cheshire Regiment
British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps
British Army Temporary Major Royal Army Medical Corps
British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment
British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment
British Army Major Royal Field Artillery
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery
Born 1890
Died 1935
British Army Lieutenant Captain Royal Munster Fusiliers
British Army Brevet Major Royal Munster Fusiliers