Records of Greenwich Coroner, January 1, 1915
A young soldier arriving from India on Christmas morning was arrested three days later, after a drunken fight in which a man was killed.
Westminster Police Records, December 28, 1914
A soldier spent a day’s leave in Manchester, ate and drank very heavily, and was found dead the next morning from choking.
Records of Manchester Coroner, December 28, 1914
A soldier home on leave was found drunk with his wife. They had been throwing pots at one another, and on Christmas morning the woman was found dead with a wound in her head.
Records of Oldham Coroner, December 24, 1914
Three gunners had four drinks each of rum, and at midnight lay down to sleep in a garden at Lee, where one was found dying from alcohol.
Facts in Local Papers at Lee, June 1915
A soldier died from alcohol in a house where drink was unlawfully sold.