South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Cologne Southern Cemtery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 4 Oct 1914 in France | ~ | Hampton-in-Arden |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Pneumonia as a Prisoner of War | Before April 1911 | Catherine de Barnes |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Dreierwalde, Germany | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
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According to Red Cross records Cornelius was taken prisoner at Zonnebeke on 22 Oct 1914, just 18 days after he arrived in France, during the First Battle of Ypres. He was then held at the Munster II PoW Camp in Munster, Germany (Red Cross record). He managed to survive there for just over four years before falling victim to Spanish Flu / Pneumonia on 24 Nov 1918. He is buried at Cologne Southern, however his register of effects state that he died "on a farm in Dreierwalde" but with Dreirwalde being 200km north of Cologne and because he is on a CWGC list of "concentrations" dated 6 Sep 1923 we believe he was originally buried elsewhere before being moved to Cologne. The battalion war diary for the period 21st to 23rd Oct 1914 is transcribed below: 21st October: Enemy attacked our trenches at Daybreak, 1st day of the Battle of Zonnebeke (Ypres). 1st experience of German High Explosive shell (Black Marias'). A great many casulties. Retired at 1.00am to Railway Crossing SW of Zonnebeke 22nd October: Battn entrenched SW of Railway Crossing. Remained all day. Slight shelling. Left trenches after dark. 23rd October: 3rd day of Battle of Zonnebeke. March out at 5.0am towards Zonnebeke but received orders to retire to our trenches where we remained in reserve for the day. END |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1892 Hampton in Arden (Catherine de Barnes | 18 May 1892 at Ladywood St. John's |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Frederick William and Eliza Cull | Lugtrout Lane, Catherine de Barnes |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1892 - Hampton in Arden | 1911 - Regular Soldier (2nd Bn Royal Warwickshire) |
| 1901 - Lugtrout Lane, Catherine de Barnes, Hampton in Arden | |
| 1911 - Whittington Barracks, Lichfield | |
| 1918 - Lugtrout Lane, Catherine de Barnes |
