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 | Wancourt British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Battle of Arras | September 1915 in Winchester | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Wancourt | Pvt 12883 King's Royal Rifle Corps | |
Circumstances of Death
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Reginald is listed as being killed in action on 19 Apr 1917. The very brief 149th Company War diary entry for that day is transcribed below and shows that he was killed by enemy shellfire. 19th April - Front Lines - Wancourt Tower: Enemy still shelling positions heavily. 2 O.R's killed. END |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 2 Jan 1898 in Hove, Sussex | 6 Feb 1898 at Hove, St. Barnabas |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Charles (died 1911) and Ada Ellen Simmonds | Warwick Cottage Crampmoor, Romsey, Hants |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - 29 Goldstone Road, Hove | 1911 - Scholar |
| 1901 - 6 East-Cliffe, Winchester | |
| 1911 - 1 Park View, The Cape | |
| 1915 - Warwick Cottage, Crampmoor, Romsey, Hants | |
- Reginalds parents divorced in 1904 and Reginald moved to Warwick with his father, a postman, and step mother Florence
- In September 1916 Reginald had been admitted to 34th Casualty Clearing Station with a gun shot wound to his right arm.
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography