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 and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Tyne Cot Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 May 1916 | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Attested | Date Mobilised |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | Dec 1915 at Warwick | April 1916 at Warwick |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Wieltjie | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Richard is listed as being killed in action on 3 Sep 1917. The 2nd/5th Battalion war diary entries for the period 1st to 4th September 1917 are transcribed below. They make no mention of any casualties. Bank Farm – 1/9/17: Battn holding front line (Somme – Hill 35 area). Unsuccessful attempt by 1 Platoon of B Coy to rush Hill 35 at 4am. Unsuccessful attempt by 2 platoons of D Coy to rush Hill 35 at 11pm. Bank Farm – 2/9/17: Battn relieved in front line by 2/6th Warwicks. Relief complete at 12 midnight. Battn moved back into right support at Wieltje. Wieltje – 3/9/17: Battn in right support Wieltje – 4/9/17: Battn in right support |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1889 at Warwick | 4 Aug 1889 at Warwick, St. Mary |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Richard and Emily (died 1895) Ashmore | Warwick |
| Next of Kin (Army Records) | Abode |
| Mrs Mary Ann Branson (Aunt) | 8 Commercial Buildings, Saltisford, Warwick |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1889 - 8 Commercial Buildings, Saltisford, Warwick | Not yet found |
| 1891 - Commercial Buildings, Saltisford | |
| 1901 - Not found | |
| 1911 - Not found | |
| 1915 - 8 Commercial Buildings, Saltisford, Warwick | |
- We have not been able to find Richard in either the 1901 or 1911 census, he was not with his father and his mother died in 1895
- Richard's aunt is his next of kin in his army records but he did not live with her during the 1901 or 1911 census
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography
