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By their own hand
By their own hand
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 1890
Died 1917
British Army 28992 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st/9th Bn.
More about Alfred Ernest Winning -
Born 1881
Died 1915
British Army 25196 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion
More about Shadrack Critchley -
Born 1879
Died 1917
British Army 165009 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Anti-Aircraft Depot
More about Frederick William Guthrie -
Died 1917
British Army 54614 Private Welsh Regiment
British Army TR4/5267 Private Training Reserve
British Army TR4/5367 Private Training Reserve 58th Battalion
More about William Davenport -
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Born 1900
Died 1923
Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Chilwell Filling Factory
More about Hannah Brown -
Born 1876
Died 1924
British Army 330524 Private Royal Engineers
British Army 16690 Private ALIAS King's Own Scottish Borderers
More about James Morrison Boyd -
Born 1880
Died 1917
British Army 238931 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1st Reserve Battalion
More about Edwin Lewis -
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British Army Temporary Captain West Yorkshire Regiment
British Army Captain The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
More about John Frederick Spencer -
Born 1882
Died 1915
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 7250 9th New Zealand Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Training Unit
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 26/949 9th New Zealand Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Training Unit
More about William Whelan -
Born 1894
Died 1919
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19265 Lieutenant 42 Squadron Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
More about William Henry Maturin -
Born 1895
Died 1922
Canadian Expeditionary Force 505942
More about Roy Joseph Hutty -
Born 1883
Died 1917
Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Royal Air Factory, Farnborough
British Army 201317 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion-Territorial
More about Benjamin Dark -
Born 1890
Died 1924
British Army 9827 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battaion
British Army 9827 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
More about Richard Thomas Buckle -
Born 1899
Died 1927
British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade
British Army Second Lieutenant 11th Hussars
British Army Captain 11th Hussars
More about Harold Finch -
Born 1881
Died 1916
British Army 61682 Sapper Royal Engineers 130th Field Company
More about William Morris -
Born 1880
Died 1916
British Army 2208 Private London Regiment 3rd county of lond Battalion
More about Frederick Percy Hardy -
Born 1887
Died 1919
British Army GS/50088 Private Royal Fusiliers
British Army 50088 Private Royal Fusiliers 5th Battalion
More about William Charles Howlett -
Died 1915
British Army 3477 Private Royal Highlanders (Territorial Force)
More about William Laird