Life story: John Henry Charles Wormington | Lives of the First World War

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1889

sibling Alma Annie Wormington Source:9581853 1889

1891

sibling Helen 'nellie' Emma Wormington Source:9581853 1891

1893

sibling Lilly Elizabeth Wormington Source:9581853 1893

1899

birth Derby United Kingdom Source:9581979 20th May 1899

1899

location 89 Peel Street, Derby United Kingdom Source:9581979 2nd July 1899

1901

dates Age 1 Source:9581853 31st March 1901

1901

location 89 Peel Street, Derby United Kingdom Source:9581853 31st March 1901

1904

sibling Edna Gwendolene Wormington Source:9581929 23rd May 1904

1911

dates Age 11 Source:9581929 2nd April 1911

1911

location Station Road, Mickleover United Kingdom Source:9581909 2nd April 1911

1918

internment pow Source:9238416 27th May 1918

employment Labourer Source:9238435

internment pow Kaehmen Crossen Germany Source:9238435

service British Army Private 75711 Northumberland Fusiliers Source:4883127

2018

theatres Western Europe :1 Source:9238416 27th May 2018

1918

death Kaehmen, in the camp hospital Germany Source:7474267 Source:9238378 23rd October 1918

burial Berlin South-Western Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Brandenburg Crossen Prisoner of War Cemetery. Germany Source:7474267 Source:9238507

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	John Henry Charles
Initials	JHC
Last Name	Wormington
Source	9238378

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Date
89 Peel Street, Derby	United Kingdom	known 2nd July 1899
89 Peel Street, Derby	United Kingdom	known 31st March 1901
Station Road, Mickleover	United Kingdom	known 2nd April 1911

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	75711	Northumberland Fusiliers		Private

Awards

Award	Type	Source
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
John Wormington	father
Emma Wormington	mother

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Edna Gwendolene Wormington	sister	23rd May 1904
Alma Annie Wormington	sister	1889
Helen 'nellie' Emma Wormington	sister	1891
Lilly Elizabeth Wormington	sister	1893

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1899-07-02	Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

John Wormington, 4th Northumberland Fusiliers

John, known as Jack, in uniform

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Edna (my grandmother) and Jack

Jack as a young boy with one of his sisters, Edna.

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Back of picture 'Edna (my grandmother) and Jack'

This is the back of the picture titled 'Edna (my grandmother) and Jack', so the 'and Jack' is probably his handwriting.

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Jack and Edna

Studio portrait of Jack and Edna

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Jack

Picture of Jack

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Front of Red Cross postcard from POW camp

Front of a Red Cross postcard from John in POW camp to his parents.

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Back of the Red Cross postcard

Send 5 months after John's capture at Rheims to his parents. Gives his state of health as 'poor and in need of clothing'.

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Certificate of John's death

Confirms John's death in Kaehmen Camp Hospital on 23rd October 1918, five days after the Red Cross postcard was sent.

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Covering letter for death certificate

Covering letter for John's death certificate

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Letter giving John's burial location

Letter from the Infantry Office, telling John's parents where he is buried.

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Outside of letter giving John's place of burial

Letter notifying John's parents of where he was buried was a single sheet of paper. This is the outside.

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Letter accompaning John's medals

Letter accompanying John medals.

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Letter to John's parents about his reburial

Letter from the Imperial War Graves Commission about John being reburied in a cemetery near Berlin.

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Continuation of letter about John's reburial

Second page of the letter to John's parents about him being reburied near Berlin/

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John's victory medal

John's victory medal, with his number, rank, initials, surname and regiment round the rim.

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1901 Census for Peal Street

Shows the family living in 89 Peel Street, Derby, with a lodger, Ernest E Isham. Family members listed are John, Emma, Alma, Helen, Lilly, and John.

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Exterior of the 1911 Census entry for Station Road

Interior shows John living here in 1911.

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Interoir of the 1911 Census entry for Station Road

Interior of the 1911 Census entry for Station Road, Mickleover. Present were John, Emma, John HC and Edna.

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Baptismal record

John baptised on 2nd July 1899 in the Derby parish of St Luke's

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John Wormington

This is John Henry Charles' father.

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Emma Wormington

This is John Henry Charles' mother.

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Helen Wormington

Older sister to John Henry Charles

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Lilly Wormington

One of John Henry Charles' older sisters

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Edna Wormington

Younger sister of John Henry Charles'

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Inside of a Boots Pocket Book

Shows Jack (John Henry Charles) with his sisters. Annotated by my father, John Skeldon. 'Mum' is my grandmother, Edna.

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John's British War Medal

John's British War Medal, with his number, rank, initials, surname and regiment round the rim.

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John's Memorial Plaque

John's Memorial Plaque.

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John Henry Charles' sister's wedding day

John Henry Charles' family on his sister Edna's wedding day (29th August 1925) . She married James William Skeldon. The writing on the photo was done by James' and Edna's younger son, my father, John. John married Shirley McArdle, whose father Theodore McArdle (#12785) served in the Royal Marines during the First World War (https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/6958855).

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War Gratuity

Paid to John's mother, Emma

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1

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Multimedia

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John Wormington, 4th Northumberland Fusiliers	Chris27368
Edna (my grandmother) and Jack	Chris27368
Back of picture 'Edna (my grandmother) and Jack'	Chris27368
Jack and Edna	Chris27368
Jack	Chris27368
Front of Red Cross postcard from POW camp	Chris27368
Back of the Red Cross postcard	Chris27368
Certificate of John's death	Chris27368
Covering letter for death certificate	Chris27368
Letter giving John's burial location	Chris27368
Outside of letter giving John's place of burial	Chris27368
Letter accompaning John's medals	Chris27368
Letter to John's parents about his reburial	Chris27368
Continuation of letter about John's reburial	Chris27368
John's victory medal	Chris27368
1901 Census for Peal Street	Chris27368
Exterior of the 1911 Census entry for Station Road	Chris27368
Interoir of the 1911 Census entry for Station Road	Chris27368
Baptismal record	Chris27368
John Wormington	Chris27368
Emma Wormington	Chris27368
Helen Wormington	Chris27368
Lilly Wormington	Chris27368
Edna Wormington	Chris27368
Inside of a Boots Pocket Book	Chris27368
John's British War Medal	Chris27368
John's Memorial Plaque	Chris27368
John Henry Charles' sister's wedding day	Chris27368
War Gratuity	Chris27368

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