{"id":1771,"date":"2015-09-08T17:27:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T16:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2025-07-02T12:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T11:48:49","slug":"99-years-since-henry-james-weaver-died-in-the-great-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/99-years-since-henry-james-weaver-died-in-the-great-war","title":{"rendered":"99 Years Since Henry James Weaver Died In The Great War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1775\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1775\" class=\"wp-image-1775 size-full\" title=\"Memorial Board in St Andrew's Church, Curry Rivel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/memorial-board.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Board in St Andrew's Church, Curry Rivel\" width=\"450\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/memorial-board.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.hibbittbarnes.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/memorial-board-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memorial Board in St Andrew&#8217;s Church, Curry Rivel<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">8TH SEPTEMBER<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today is the 99th anniversary of the death of my great-grandfather, <strong><a title=\"Henry James Weaver\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hibbitt.org.uk\/familytree\/fam1849.html\">Henry James Weaver<\/a><\/strong>, accidentally killed by a bomb prematurely exploding during training at a base in France during WW1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The photograph shows Henry&#8217;s name on the War Memorial board near the back of the church in Curry Rivel, Somerset &#8211; Henry&#8217;s home town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8TH SEPTEMBER Today is the 99th anniversary of the death of my great-grandfather, Henry James Weaver, accidentally killed by a bomb prematurely exploding during training at a base in France during WW1. 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