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 | Eclusier Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 2 Aug 1916 in France | ~ | Haseley | Hatton Cross |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Accidentally drowned | 16 Mar 1916 at Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Biaches | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
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John is listed as having died on 12 Mar 1917. A note right at the end of his service record reveals that he drowned (accidentally) on that day. The war diary does not assisted because there is no entry for the 12th March. On the 10th & 11th the battalion were taking part in a practise attack in trenches near Frise. The day after he died the battalion relieved the 1/8th Royal Warwickshire in the trenches at Biaches. Frise is on a large bend in the Somme River and surrounded by water and Biaches is also next to the west bank of the River Somme. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 14 Mar 1886 at Chesterton, Cambs | 10 Oct 1886 at Chesterton, Cambs |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Phillip Pedlar Boon and Lydia Boon | 56 Humberstone Rd, Chesterton |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1886 - 1 Garden Walk, Chesterton | 1901 - Errand Boy |
| 1891 - Victoria Road, Chesterton | 1911 - Gardener - Botanical Garden |
| 1901 - 56 Humberstone Rd, Chesterton | 1914 - Gardener at Haseley Manor |
| 1911 - 56 Humberstone Rd, Chesterton | |
| 1914 - Haseley Manor. | |
