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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Mesopotamia | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Basra Memorial |
Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
6 Aug 1915 | ~ | Coughton | Sambourne |
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
Siege of Kut | 27 Aug 1914 - Rejoined Regiment | Arthur's Club, St. James Church, Piccadilly |
Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
Sannaiyat, Iraq | Royal Welsh Fusiliers | |
Military Service History
- 24 Aug 1887 Commissioned from Sandhurst
- 2 Jul 1890 - Promoted to Lieutenant
- 1894 to 1896 - Served in Malta
- 8 May 1896 - Promoted to Captain
- 1896 to 1897 - Served in Aden
- 1899 to 1902 - Fought in the Boer War
- Relief of Ladysmith & Colenso
- Tugela Heights
- Orange River Colony
- 26 Aug 1905 - Promoted to Major 23rd Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- 12 Jan 1907 - Retired from Army
- 27 Aug 1914 - Rejoined Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- 6 Aug 1915 - Served at Gallipoli
- Withdrawal from Suvla Bay
- Withdrawal from Helles
- 15 Nov 1915 - Promoted to Lt Col & attached to 5th Bn Wiltshire Regiment
- Mar 1916 - Arrived in Mesopotamia
- 9 Apr 1916 - killed in action at Sanna Y Yat. Body never recovered.
Other Medals
- 1899 to 1902 Queens South Africa Medal and 5 clasps / King's South Africa Medal and 2 clasps
- 19 Oct 1916 Mentioned in Dispatches for gallant and distinguished service in the field
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
9 Apr 1916 Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia
Advanced 4.20a.m. Direction lost on left owing to sniping and small marsh and Turkish starlights coming from disputed direction. Lost our bearings after machine gunfire. Confusion in darkness. Troops dug in about 650yds from enemy. All day and night lines strengthened by men coming in from front. Many wounded crawled in and many were collected. 18077 Pte. J.H. Nelson and 9842 Pte. W.G. Price displayed conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in collecting wounded and evacuating them. They have been recommended for the DCM. Capt Robertson collected Battn. together as far as possible. Casualties. Killed:- Lt. Col R.C.B Throckmorton, 2/Lt J.E. Binns, Wounded 2/Lt. V.M.W.W. Vreidenbury, 2/Lt. C.C. Webb. Missing:- Capt. J.W. Greany DSO, Capt L.W. Murphy, 2/Lt. D.E. Cruikshank afterwards reported wounded, 2/Lt. Gilborne, 2/Lt. H.S. Diggers. Other ranks:- Killed 21 Wounded 161 Missing 37
Personal & Family History |
Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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22 Dec 1866 at London | |
Parents Names | Parents Abode |
Sir Richard and Frances Stewart Throckmorton | Coughton Hall, Coughton |
Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
Lady Lillian Throckmorton nee Brooke | Elizabeth Ursual A. born 10 Oct 1906 |
2 Feb 1905 at Oratory, Brompton, London | Sir Robert George Maxwell born 15 Feb 1908 |
~ | Ann Barbara born 10 Oct 1911 |
Schools | Colleges |
Sandhurst | |
Address History | Employment History |
1871 - Church Hill House, Welton, Northants | 1881 - Scholar |
1881 - 13 Albany Villas, Hove | 1887 - Army Officer |
1891 - Not yet found - Army | 1911 - Retired Army Officer |
1901 - South Africa | |
1911 - Weather Cottage, Alvechurch |