South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 10943 Frederick John BRADSHAW - 7th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment


Killed in Action on Sunday 19th August 1917 aged 28


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Tyne Cot Memorial
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
21 Jul 1915 - Balkans ~ Long Itchington
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedOther War Memorials
Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) 19 Aug 1914 at Rugby ~
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units  
nr St. Julien ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Frederick is listed as being killed in action on 19th August 1917, the war tells us that on that day the battalion was in the front lines near St. Julien to the east of Steenbeek. At 10am an enemy (spotter) plane flew over their positions and soon after they were hit by a heavy artillery barrage which caused casualties of 2 officers and 45 other ranks. Frederick would have been one of those casualties.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
11 Feb 1889 at Long Itchington 12 May 1889 at Long Itchington
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
Thomas (deceased) and Sarah Bradshaw Long Itchington
   
SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History                       
1891 - Thorn Yards, Long Itchington 1901 - Scholar
1901 - Thorn Yards, Long Itchington 1903 - Office clerk for London & NW Railway
1911 - Church Farm, Cubbington 1911 - Waggoner on farm  
1914 - Thorn Yards, Long Itchington