South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War in Which Died | WW1 Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Mesopotamia, Iraq | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Amara War Cemetery |
| First Arrived in a War Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | Warwickshire War Memorials |
| 17 Dec 1914 in France | ~ | Leamington No Known Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Previous Regiments |
| Mesopotamian Campaign | Aug 1914 in Cambridge | The Perse School, Cambridge |
| Cambridge Guildhall Memorial | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Units | |
| Stationary Hospital at Amara, Iraq | 16th & 17th Lancers | |
Service History
- Aug 1914 - Enlisted as Pte 6032 in the 16th Lancers
- Nov 1914 - Transferred to the 17th Lancers
- 17 Dec 1914 - Arrived in France to join the British Expeditionary Force
- 27 May 1915 - Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant (Gazette)
A short obituary about Maurice with more details of his service history can be found here.
Circumstances of Death
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Maurice is listed as dying of wounds received in action on the 20th January 1917 in one of the seven General Hospitals stationed in Amara. The 5th [not 8th per CWGC] Battalion war diary reveals that Maurice was wounded on the 11th January and the war diary entries for the 11th and 21st are transcribed below. Q.3 Position - 11 Jan 1917: At Q.3 until 2p.m when battalion marched back to S.9. Left S.9 at 7p.m and marched to take over line held by South Lancs Regt on East bank of HAI immediately East of Listed Ruin arriving at 9p.m. Here we dug an advanced trench connected by a communication trench to Lunnette L10. A Coy acted as covering party. 2 Officers wounded (2/Lt D.B Hutchinson and 2/Lt M.G Warland) O.R. Killed 5 wounded 18. Mesopotamia, Trenches - 21 Jan 1917: Quiet day. Work continued on forward line of Swindon St., on dumps and Aid Post. Our artillery active. 2/Lt M.G. Warland reported Died of Wounds. Casualties O.R’s wounded 4. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct-Dec 1891 in Cambridge | 20 Jan 1892 at St. Barnabas Cambridge |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George Henry and Helen Warland | 6 Guest Road, Cambridge |
| Schools | Schools |
| Cambridge Paradise Street, School 1900 - 1903 | The Perse School, Cambridge 1906 - |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Mill Road, Cambridge | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1901 - 48 Mill Road, Cambridge | 1911 - Apprentice in Soft Furnishings |
| 1911 - 6 Guest Road, Cambridge | 1913 - Drapers Assistant at Francis & Sons of Leamington |
| 1914 - Leamington Spa | |
At some stage Maurice was employed at Francis & Sons of Leamington Spa and that is his link to the town. See Leamington Courier article
below.
