Here's another boy who died young from epilepsy, Prince John George, son of King George V. The boy was born July 12, 1905, at York Cottage, Sandringham, England and died January 18, 1919, 5:30 pm, at Wood Farm, Sandringham.
Here is an excerpt from his autobiography...."As John's seizures intensified (Bill later wrote) "we [dared] not let him be with his brothers and sister, because it upsets them so much, with the attacks getting so bad and coming so often." Biographer Denis Judd believes that "[John]'s seclusion and 'abnormality' must have been disturbing to his brothers and sister", as he had been "a friendly, outgoing little boy, much loved by his brothers and sister, a sort of mascot for the family". He spent Christmas Day 1918 with his family at Sandringham House but was driven back to Wood Farm at night.
On 18 January 1919, after a severe seizure, John died in his sleep at Wood Farm at 5:30 p.m." He was just 13 and a half years old.