We remember John Joseph Moreton

We remember John Joseph Moreton

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Timeline

Timeline

1875
sibling Henry E Moreton Source:8581639 1875
1879
sibling Eliza Jane Moreton Source:8581639 1879
1881
sibling Ernest W Moreton Source:8581639 1881
1883
sibling Charles W Moreton Source:8581639 1883
1885
birth Meriden, Warwickshire United Kingdom Source:7070765 Source:6637185 1885
1888
sibling Alfred J Moreton Source:8581639 1888
1891
dates Age 5 Source:8581639 1891
1891
location Berkswell Lane, Meriden, Warwickshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8581639 1891
1901
dates Age 15 Source:8733021 1901
1901
employment Carpenter, Domestic United Kingdom Source:8733021 1901
1901
location Henwood Mill, Catherine de Barnes, Warwickshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8733021 1901
1915
dates Age 30 Source:6637185 16th November 1915
1915
employment Bricklayer's labourer Source:6637185 16th November 1915
1915
enlistment Suffolk Street, Birmingham United Kingdom Source:7961851 16th November 1915
1916
service British Army Private 36906 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Garrison Battalion Source:6637185 March 1916 - 9th July 1916
1916
theatres Egypt :4 Source:6637185 March 1916 - 7th July 1916
1916
service British Army Private 36906 Royal Wesh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion Source:6637185 10th July 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6637185 July 1916 - May 1917
1917
hospitalisation Wounded: gunshot wound to right thigh. Hospital/Institution Source:6637185 31st May 1917
1917
hospitalisation Amputation through upper third of right thigh. Hospital/Institution Source:6637185 August 1917
1918
hospitalisation Re-amputation right thigh: the scar of the wound had adhered to the bone and broken down. Hospital/Institution Source:6637185 January 1918
1918
dates Age 33 Source:6637185 26th November 1918
1918
location Marshall Lake Road, Shirley, Birmingham United Kingdom parents address Source:7070765 26th November 1918
1918
death War Related Sickness Died at 4pm: "Acute congestion of lungs, heart failureā€. Buried Monday 2 December, 1918. Uffculme FAU Hospital, Moor Green, Birmingham United Kingdom Source:7070765 Source:6637185 Source:7961851 26th November 1918
1919
children John Henry Wood Source:8828688 12th March 1919
burial Shirley (st. James) Churchyard, Solihull CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Warwickshire United Kingdom In North-East part of old yard. Source:7070765

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Joseph
Initials JJ
Last Name Moreton
Source 7070765
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Berkswell Lane, Meriden, Warwickshire United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Henwood Mill, Catherine de Barnes, Warwickshire United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Marshall Lake Road, Shirley, Birmingham United Kingdom parents address known 26th November 1918
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 36906 Royal Wesh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion Private
British Army 36906 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Garrison Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Henry Wood son 12th March 1919
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eliza Moreton mother
Henry Moreton father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Henry E Moreton brother 1875
Eliza Jane Moreton sister 1879
Ernest W Moreton brother 1881
Charles W Moreton brother 1883
Alfred J Moreton brother 1888
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1915-11-16 5'2"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1915 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Helen29195
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Andrew43023
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew43023
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Andrew43023
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew43023
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Andrew43023

External Evidence

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Family Search Andrew43023
Baptism records, Meriden, Warwickshire Andrew43023
Kings Heath during the Great War Andrew43023
Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (25-26 November 2015) Lot 447 Andrew43023
Glenn Geoffrey Moreton/PHOTO/0007 Andrew43023

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