South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Rifleman A/1643 Joseph HAWTIN - 8th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps 


Killed in Action on Tuesday 6th July 1915 aged 17

Military History
   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
18 May 1915 in France ~ Alcester
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedOther War Memorials
Local action on Ypres  September 1914 at Birmingham ~
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
Trenches at Ypres ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Joseph is listed as being killed in action on 6 Jul 1915. The very brief war diary entry details him by name along with Ernest Harris. The diary is transcribed in full below as is a report in the Stratford on Avon Herald on 16 Jul 1915 which carries a better account than the war diary:
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
2 Nov 1897 at Alcester 14 Mar 1900
   
Parents NamesAbode
Joseph and Annie Elizabeth Hawtin Evesham Street, Alcester
   
SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History
1897 - Malt Mill Lane, Alcester 1911 - Hook Maker
1901 - Bleachfield Street, Alcester 1914 - Hook Maker
1911 - Bleachfield Street, Alcester  
1915 - Bleachfield Street, Alcester  
   
  • Joseph must have lied about his age when he enlisted as birth records confirm that he was only 17 when he died, nearly a year later.
     

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