South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Gwalia Cemetery, Belgium |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Copt Heath Golf Club, Knowle |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | Not yet known | Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Ypres | Gnr 3425 - 3rd (South Midland) Brigade, RFA | |
- Commissioned to 2nd Lt from Gunner on 23rd December 1916. (Gazette)
- Roland enlisted as a Gunner in the 3rd South Midland Brigade but we have not yet found the date and place he did so
Circumstances of Death
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Roland is listed as dying of wounds on 26th September 1917 and was buried at Gwalia Cemetery. The cemetery was opened in July 1917 and, according to the CWGC was not used by any Field Ambulances or Casualty Clearing Stations and so we are assuming that Roland died shortly after being wounded. Click here for details of the Treatment of Casualties. Assuming that Roland was wounded on the 26th the 282nd Brigade war diary entries for the 24th, 25th and 26th are transcribed below but they make no mention of any casualties. 24 Sept 1917 – 12.28pm: Wireless message received that 14 Gothas coming over 8000 feet high. 12.30pm: Bombs dropped on Forward Battery Positions. Driven off by A.A. Barrage. 7.25pm: S.O.S 7.35pm: STOP received 25 Sept 1917: Harassing fire throughout day and night on Enemy’s Tracks, Trenches etc. 26 Sept 1917 – 5.50am: Zero hour for attack by 58th Division & V Corps. Batteries cooperated. Gas & Smoke shell used. About 250 prisoners taken by 58th Division. Aviatik Ridge gained; Zonnebeek & Polygon Wood taken on right. 6.11pm: S.O.S 6.33pm: STOP received |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1887 in Handsworth | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Herbert and Agnes Juliet Bushell | Hambleton House, Upper Colwall, Malvern |
| Wife | Marriage Details |
| May Bushell nee Ellis | 5 Oct 1912 in Finchley, London |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1887 - Handsworth | 1901 - School age |
| 1891 - Frances Road, Aston | 1911 - Jewellery Manufacturer (Family Business) |
| 1901 - The Hawthorns, Oakland Road, Kings Norton | 1915 - Jewellery Manufacturer (Family Business) |
| 1911 - Hambleton House, Upper Colwall, Malvern | |
| 1912 - Hambleton House, Upper Colwall, Malvern | |
| 1913 - Alderbrook Road, Solihull | |
| 1916 - Shillingford, Four Oaks, Warwickshire | |
| 1917 - 58 Hagley Road, Edgbaston |
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