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 | Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| ~ | Kineton | |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Loos | 3 Sep 1914 at Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Laventie | ||
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
George is listed as being killed in action on 5 Oct 1915, the very brief war diary for the day is transcribed as follows: "On the 5th at 4.30am in response to an SOS the Battalion stood to but stood down at 5.00am. 5th/6th everything was quiet". ENDThere is a Casualty listed attached to the battalion War Diary who states that George was KIA on 5-10-15.
On October 22nd 1915 the Leamington Courier reported that George was "killed in action by a sniper while on sentry duty".
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 4 Apr 1889 at Kineton | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George and Mary Ann Freeman | 4 Warwick Road, Kineton (Gas Works) |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Kineton C of E School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1889 - Kineton | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Market Place, Kineton | 1911 - Gas Fitter |
| 1901 - 4 Warwick Road, Kineton | 1914 - Gas Fitter |
| 1911 - 4 Warwick Street, Kineton | |
| 1915 - 4 Warwick Street, Kineton | |
- George Freeman was manager of the local Gas Works and the family lived onsite.
