South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Rifleman 8279 Frederick HIRONS - 3rd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps
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| Military History |
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle/Other
Local actions at Ypres
Place of Death
Near Voormezele
Medals
1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
Warwick 14 Aug 1907
Other Information/Previous Regiments/Units
- Serving soldier at outbreak of war
- Arrived in France on 20 Dec 1914
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The war diary entry is very brief and lacking in map points but C Company were in a recently captured German trench near Voormezele when a counterattack drove them out causing the deaths of 10 men including Frederick.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1889 at Combrook | 7 Jul 1889 at Combrook |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Joseph and Sarah Hirons | Combrook |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| ~ | ~ |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Combroke School - left in 1900 | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
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Other Information
Frederick had 3 brothers who, sadly, also fell: