South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Citadel New Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 21 Nov 1915 | ~ | Clifford Chambers | Whitchurch |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions on the Somme | Aug/Sep 1914 at Birmingham | Didbrook, Gloucestershire |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Carnoy near Bray-sur-Somme | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On the 22nd January 1916 the battalion relieved the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment in the trenches in the Bray area.On the 23rd the war diary reports casualties of 3 other ranks killed, presumably from shell fire. No other details are given.
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| Area Map | Citadel Cemetery |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1885 | 28 Jun 1885 at Hailes |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John and Zillah Mary | Whitchurch |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Commerical School, Stratford on Avon | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1885 - Hailes, Gloucestershire | 1901 - Apprentice Gardener |
| 1891 - Mickleton (Maternal Grandparents) | 1911 - Draughtsman architect |
| 1901 - 30 Cricklade Street, Cirencester | 1914 - Architect & Surveyor |
| 1911 - 11 Blenheim Square, Leeds, Yorkshire | |
For reasons that are unknown John seems to have lived with his maternal grandparents in 1891 and is not found in either his parents or grandparents Census returns in 1901 when he would have been c16 yrs olds.
His parents lived in Whitchurch from 1891 through to at least 1915. His grandparents lived in Clifford Chambers and he is named on the War Memorial there.
In 1901 John was living in Cirencester as a boarder using the name John James of Farmcote. Farmcote is nextdoor to his birthplace of Hailes.
