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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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Cheltenham Cemetery, Prestbury |
| First Arrived in a War Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | Warwickshire War Memorials |
| 9 Nov 1915 in France | Leamington No Known Memorial | |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Influenza and Pneumonia | 3 May 1887 Commissioned from Sandhurst | Cheltenham War Memorial |
| Christ Church, Cambridge Roll of Honour | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Tyrol, Malvern Place, Cheltenham | Served entire career in Lincolnshire Regiment | |
Military Service History
- 03 May 1887 - Gazetted as 2nd Lieutenant in Lincolnshire Regiment (Gazette)
- 29 Dec 1888 - Promoted to Lieutenant in Lincolnshire Regiment
- 17 Feb 1896 - Promoted to Captain in 2nd Bn Lincolnshire Regiment (Gazette)
- 21 Sep 1891 - Appointed as Adjutant to 4th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment
- 14 Jun 1902 - Retired from the Army after serving in The Sudan
- 02 Nov 1914 - Promoted to Major in Lincolnshire Regiment (Gazette)
- 07 Jun 1916 - Seriously wounded and blinded in action at Foncquevillers
Served in Gibraltar; Malta; East Indies; Straights Settlements; South Africa and Sudan with Kitchener
Circumstances of Death
| Died of Influenza and Pneumonia at his home, Tyrol, Malvern Place, Cheltenham on 28th October 1918
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 9 Apr 1865 in Leamington Spa | 13 Jun 1865 at Leamington Spa All Saints |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Richard Gardner (Solicitor) and Mary Ellen Gardner | Leamington Spa |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Cecilia Marion Gardner nee Edge | Dorothy, Winifred and Frank |
| 12 Oct 1899 at Christ Church, Stoke next Guildford | |
| Schools | Schools |
| Leamington School (College for Boys?) | Stourbridge Grammer; Birmingham Grammer |
| University | Colleges |
| Christ Church, Cambridge 1884-1887 | Sandhurst Miliary College |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1865 - Leamington Spa | 1871 - Scholar |
| 1871 - Percy Terrace, Milverton, Leamington | 1881 - Scholar |
| 1881 - 11 Siviters Lane, Rowley Regis, Staffs | 1891 - Army Captain |
| 1891 - Serving with British Army | 1899 - Army Captain |
| 1899 - Stoke next Guildford - later India | 1901 - Army Captain |
| 1901 - Cowfold, Sussex | 1911 - Retired Army Captain |
| 1911 - Woodfield, Grove Road, Cranleigh, Surrey | |
| 1915 - Woodfield, Grove Road, Cranleigh, Surrey | |
| 1916 - Tyrol, Malvern Place, Cheltenham |
