Death
At the request of Lloyd George, Wheeldon was released from prison on licence on 31 December 1917. Her health permanently weakened, she died of influenza during the worldwide epidemic a little over a year later in 1919. Her daughters Winnie and Hettie were too ill to attend the funeral. Her son, Willie, placed a red flag over his mother's coffin. Her friend, John Smith Clarke, still evading police, was the only recorded speaker. Wheeldon's grave was not marked as there was concern it would be defaced.
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