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HECTOR CARD

Died : 21 Feb 1915
Rank : Private
Service no at death: 12892
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Surname: CARD
Forename: HECTOR
Initials: H
Date of Birth Sep qtr 1891
Place of BirthHandley
Place of Birth Source1911 Census
Address Star Cottage, 120 High Street, Handley
Schools attended Sixpenny Handley School c. 1901-1903
Employment / tradeBricklayer's Labourer
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Parents Harry & Ellen (nee Bailey) Card. Grandparents - John and Jane (nee Foot) Card; George and Emma (nee Dyer) Bailey
Spouse Name Not married
NotesHector was the cousin of Fred Card who died 20 Jun 1916. Hector's sister May had died, aged 20, in 1906
Regiment at call-upDorsetshire Regiment
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-up12892
Date of attestation 03 Feb 0015
Date of call-up -
Area reported toDorchester
SourceWWI Army Service Record
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsIt seem likely that Hector was serving at Lodmoor Camp, Weymouth as he is buried in Weymouth Cemetery.
Other rank
Other service no
Service facts
Age at death23
Date of death 21 Feb 1915
Regiment at deathDorsetshire Regiment
Battalion at death3rd Bn.
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of deathDied of pneumonia in Sidney Hall Hospital, Weymouth 20 days after enlisting
Service no at death12892
Field of action at death
Place of deathWeymouth
Location of graveSt Marys Churchyard, Handley
PositionSection B Plot 134
Other memorialsWeymouth Cemetery (B Gen 446) Named on Sixpenny Handley memorial
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