Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Limerick (King'S Island) Military Cemetery | ||
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 40C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of W. Wearing, Castle House, Cirencester, Gloucestershire & 56 Beacroft Road, Brockley.Married at St. John the Evangelist on 4th June 1912 to Gladys Isabelle Louisa, nee Samuel.
Education & Career :
Wearing went to Taunton School.
He entered Guy’s as a Dental student in April, 1903, qualified L.D.S. Eng. In May 1905, and was Assistant Demonstrator of Metallurgy the same year.
He settled in practice in Sidcup and was Consulting Dental Surgeon at the Sidcup Cottage Hospital.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
He took an Artillery Course in "Plotting Observation of Fire" at some stage in the following year and was promoted with alarming speed. Gunner: May 1916, Bombardier/Corporal by July,and Acting Sergeant by August 1916. On the 29th August he was discharged at Shoreham-by-Sea on appointment to a temporary commission. He had spent 256 days in the ranks.
Detail :
Reported to have died at Barringtons Hospital, Limerick, from influenza pneumonia 7 days certified, which is confirmed by probate: WEARING, Douglas George of 2 Walton Road, Sidcup, Kent captain R.A.M.C., died 11 November 1918 at Barrington Military Hospital, Limerick, Ireland. Administration, London 25 April to Gladys Isabelle Louisa Wearing, widow. Effects £1465 1s 4d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Shirley Woolmer No. 2530 E.C. | West Kent |
| Joined : | Camden Place No. 3042 E.C. | West Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
6th February 1907 | 5th March 1907 | 3rd December 1907 |
PM
Joined Shirley Woolmer Lodge No. 2530 on 16th November 1909 from Camden Place Lodge. He died in the service of both Lodges, one stating that he "Died on Active Service"
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley