South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Captain Henry Dennis SMITH-RYLAND - B Squadron 1st/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry


Died of Wounds Saturday April 7th, 1917 aged 26

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This page is still under research

Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Mesopotamia 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
22 Aug 1915 in Turkey ~ Sherbourne  Barford
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
  Commissioned 1908 Wellington College
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
     
     

Military Service History

  • 5 Aug 1914 - Mobilised at Warwick
  • 14 Aug 1915 - left for Gallipoli
  • 22 Aug 1915 - arrived at Suvla Bay

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Wounded 26 Mar 1917

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Bapitsm Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1891 at Barford 1 Oct 1891 at Sherbourne
   
Parents Names Parents Abode
Charles Alston and Edith Smith-Ryland Barford Hill House
   
Wife & Marriage Date/Place Children & Year of Birth
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Schools Colleges
  Wellington College 1905 -1908
   
Family Address History Employment History                       
1891 to 1914 - Barford Hill House, Barford Estate Manager