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Private 4928 Henry Richard BOFFIN - 1st/6th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
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| Military History |
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle/Other
Battle of the Pozieres (Somme)
Place of Death
Ovillers
Medals
British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
Warwick - Jul 1915
Commonwealth War Graves Page
SWFHS War Memorial(s)
Other War Memorial(s)
Previous Regiments/Units
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On the 16th August 1916 the battalion relieved the 1st/4th Gloucestershire Regiment in the front line trenches at Ovillers. The following day the Germans launched a counter-attack on their positions which killed 3 and wounded 13 more men before the enemy were driven back by allied artillery fire. Harry was one of the 3 men killed.
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| Ovillers Trench Map (click) | Thiepval Memorial |
| Personal & Family History |
Birth Date & Place
Jul Qtr 1890 at Gaydon
Baptism Date & Place
11 Mar 1891 at Gaydon, St. Giles
Parents
Robert and Elizabeth of Gaydon
Wife & Marriage
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Children
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Address History
- 1891 - Offchurch Cottage, Banbury Road, Gaydon
- 1901 - Beams Cottage, Gaydon
- 1911 - Beams Cottage, Gaydon
- 1916 - Gaydon
Occupation(s)
- 1911 Carter on farm