South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 20713 Levi Joshua VARNEY - 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards


Killed in Action 27 Apr 1918 aged 35


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave of Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals Nieppe-Bois (Rue-de-Bois) British Cemetery
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
after April 1917 ~ Burton Dassett
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place Enlisted DateOther War Memorials
Battle of the Lys Bishops Itchington on April 1917  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
near Bois D'Atal ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

The battalion moved into trenches east of Bois D'Atal on the 24th April and were being relieved on the 27th by 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers when Levi was killed and 32 others were wounded, presumably by shell fire.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1883 Burton Dassett   
   
Parents NamesAbode
William John & Eliza Varney Knightcote
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceChildren & Year of Birth
Annie Elizabeth Varney nee Bull William Levi Varney born 28 Aug 1911
16 Jun 1909 at Fenny Compton Florence Mary Varney born 10 Sep 2013
  Ruth Elizabeth Varney born 10 Feb 1917
  Arthur Varney born 10 Feb 1917
   
Address HistoryEmployment History
1891-1918 - Knightcote, Burton Dassett 1901 - 1917 - Farm Labourer