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 | British War & Victory Medals | Gosnay Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After February 1916 | ~ | Ilmington |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Accidentally killed | January 1916 at Harrow | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Near Beaudricourt? | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
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Military records show that Andrew was accidentally killed on 31 Oct 1917. The war diary does not mention any incidents and merely states: We have not yet been able to find out any further information about the nature of the accident that killed Andrew. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr 1893 in Notting Hill | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Andrew and Elizabeth Aitchison | Hidcote Braston, Shipston on Stour |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1893 - Notting Hill | 1911 - Golf Assistant |
| 1901 - Cavalry Barracks, High Road, Knightsbridge | |
| 1911 - 7 Whitehall Cottages, Whitehall Road, Uxbridge | |
| 1916 - Ilmington | |
Andrew's father, Andrew Snr was a Sergeant in the Household Cavalry and there is a report in the Stratford Herald in October 1901 which describes Andrew Snr coming to the rescue of his wife Elizabeth was was being assaulted by a man later convicted of that assault which took place in Ilmington.
