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 | British War & Victory Medals | Tournai Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 191 | ~ | Hillmorton |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Hundred Day Offensive | Bedford | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Ellignies St. Anne | Private 32235 Bedfordshire Regiment | |
Service Record
- 27 Nov 1917 - Commissioned to 2nd Lt
- Originally buried at Ellignies St. Anne in German Occupied Belgium
Circumstances of Death
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Harold is listed as dying on the 23rd October and he was originally buried at Ellignies St. Anne which is SE of Hainault, Belgium and was in German Occupied Territory. An enquiry made of the Red Cross in November 1918 mentions that he went missing on 14 Oct 1918 and that at the time he was attached to a Light Trench Mortar Battery/Battalion. We know that he cannot have been with the 5th Battalion Bedfordshire at the time of his death as they were in Palestine in 1918, which is confirmed by the Battalion War Diary. As yet we do not know where he was serving at the time of his death, but we are still making enquiries. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 6 Oct 1886 at Withybrook | 27 Nov 1886 at Withybrook, |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Rev. Robert and Alice Sophia Lever | Hillmorton (Robert was the Church Vicar) |
| Wife | Marriage Details |
| Ella Doris Lever nee Lawford | 10 Jun 1913 at Bedford |
| Schools | Schools |
| Oakfield Prep School, Rugby? | Rugby School? |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1886 - Withybrook | 1911 - Insurance Clerk |
| 1891 - Upper Street, Hillmorton | |
| 1901 - 17 High Street, Hillmorton | |
| 1911 - 39 Honey Hill Road, Bedford (boarder) | |
| 1915 - Bedford Road, Goldington, Bedford (Voter Roll) | |
| 1918 - 65 Pembroke Street, Bedford (Probate |
