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We remember Rudolph Wells
We remember Rudolph Wells
Timeline
Timeline
1894
1915
enlistment
Castries
Saint Lucia
Source:9548923
24th December 1915
1915
service
Other Empire Force
368
St. Lucia Volunteers
Source:9548923
24th December 1915
1917
service
British Army
Private
9305
British West Indies Regiment
5th Battalion
Source:9548923
30th March 1917
1917
hospitalisation
pulmonary phthisis
Hospital/Institution
Source:9548923
5th September 1917
1917
discharge
Source:9548923
26th November 1917
1918
service
British Army
Private
9305
British West Indies Regiment
Source:7094573
11th December 1918
employment
Groom
Source:9548923
1918
death
War Related Sickness
probably pulmonary phthisis (reason for discharge)
Saint Lucia
Source:7094573
Source:9548923
11th December 1918
burial
Saint Lucia
Row C. Gr. 15.
Source:7094573
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Rudolph |
| Initials | R |
| Last Name | Wells |
| Source | 4695119 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | 368 | St. Lucia Volunteers | |||
| British Army | 9305 | British West Indies Regiment | 5th Battalion | Private | |
| British Army | 9305 | British West Indies Regiment | Private |
Media
Media
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Communities
Communities
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War memorial in Derek Walcott Square, Castries, St. Lucia, West IndiesMore about War memorial in Derek Walcott Square, Castries, St. Lucia, West Indies
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HMT Magdalena Mar 1917 British West Indies RegimentMore about HMT Magdalena Mar 1917 British West Indies Regiment
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Deaths from sickness: British West Indies RegimentMore about Deaths from sickness: British West Indies Regiment
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Choc Bay War Cemetery, St. Lucia, West IndiesMore about Choc Bay War Cemetery, St. Lucia, West Indies
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription | Deborah102878 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| British West Indies Regiment | Deborah102878 | |
| The land, The people, The light | Deborah102878 |
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