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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| France and Flanders | 1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals | Aire Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 4 Oct 1914 in France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick All Saints | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| German Spring Offensive (Hazebrouck) | Jan 1908 at Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| 39th Stationary Hospital, Aire | ~ | ~ |
Original Enlistment
From his service number, 1013, we can say that he enlisted at some stage between 13 Nov 1907 and 7 Mar 1908 when numbers 968 & 1029 were issued.
Circumstances of Death
| Matthew is listed as dying of wounds on 22 Apr 1918. He died at the 13th Stationary Hospital which was 14km from the Military Hospital centre at St. Omer. He will have been evacuated more than 100km from the Calonne area where the battalion were based for most if not all of April 1918. The 2nd/7th Bn war diary does not list Matthew by name and we have not been able to identify the day on which Matthew was wounded.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1891 in Stockingford | ~ |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| David and Selina Mary (died 1902) Moreton | Stockingford, Nuneaton |
| Wife | Marriage Details |
| Gertrude Maud Moreton nee Bister | Jul Qtr 1912 in Warwick District |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Whittleford, Nuneaton | 1911 - Private in 2nd Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt |
| 1901 - Main Road, Hartshill, Nuneaton | |
| 1911 - Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffs | |
| 1914 - 100 Avon Street, Warwick | |
