The Fallen of WW1 in the SWFHS Area

A database from the Transcriptions of Memorials, Plaque and Rolls of Honour containing the names of the men and women of the SWFHS area who fell in WW1. By no means complete the database now contains 2128 records following the addition of over 200 men from a number of recently added War Memorials. We have now transcribed all the memorials we have so far photographed and now need to visit the remaining 50 or so memorials to obtain more. In the meantime though we will be creating a new Index with links to new individual pages for each man so far researched.

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Rank:L/Cpl
Number:17017
First:Frederick George
Last:SMITH
Regiment:Wiltshire (Duke of Edinburgh)
Unit:7th Bn
Medals:1915*
Died:Tuesday, April 24, 1917
How:KIA
Age:20
Place:Mesopotamia
Action Killed:Battle of Dorjan
War Graves Site:Doiran Military Cemetery
SWFHS Memorial:Bidford on Avon
Other SWFHS WM's:
Enlisted at:Birmingham
Enlisted Date:Aug-14
Where Born:Stanly Poutlage, Glos
Birth Date:Jan 1897
Baptism:14-Apr-01
Baptism Place:Bidford on Avon, St. Laurence
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Occupation:Domestic Groom at Dolphin Inn, Pershore [1911]
Wife:~
Marriage Place:~
Married Date:~
Children:~
Place of Abode:Bidford on Avon
Street:Alcester Road
Father:John
Mother:Esther
Parents Abode:Bidford on Avon
Circumstances of Death: Frederick took part in the Second Battle of Doiran and at the beginning of which the British fired 100,000 artlillery shells at Bulgarian lines. The battle lasted for 17 days beginning on 22 Apr 1917 and resulted in a heavy defeat for the British who had to retreat to their original lines suffering 12,000 casualties. Both sides staying in position for the next 16 months until the 3rd Battle of Doiran.
Place of Death:Doiran, Greece
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