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South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Private 32818 John Septimus WEST - 12th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment


Died of Wounds Sunday, August 25, 1918 aged 21
 Military History

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle/Other

Third Battle of Albert

Place of Death

Etaples

 

Medals

British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

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Enlisted Date/Place

Jan 1916 in Warwick

 

Commonwealth War Grave/Memorial

Etaples Military Cemetery

SWFHS War Memorial(s)

Gaydon & Chadshunt | Combroke School

Other War Memorial(s)

 

Previous Regiments/Units

 

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

John died from gunshot wounds to chest and side which were incurred sometime between the 21st and 23rd August during which time the battalion had been engaged in a successful action to capture enemy positions from a starting point west of Bucquoy. John would have died in one of the numerous military medical facilities at Etaples which included 11 military hospitals.

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 Bucquoy area Trench Map Etaples Military Cemetery
 Personal & Family History

Birth Date & Place

Apr Qtr 1898 Hampton Lucy

Baptism Date & Place

5 Jun 1898 Hampton Lucy, St. Peter

Parents

Arthur & Emma of Gaydon/Lighthorne

Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Address History

  • 1901 Hampton Wood, Hampton Lucy
  • 1911 Combrook
  • 1916 Gaydon
  • 1918 Old Sitch, Lighthorne

School

Combroke School

Occupation(s)

  • 1911 Plough Boy

Other Information

 

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