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 Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 24 May 1916 in France | ~ | Kenilworth War Memorial |
| Kenilworth Kings Messengers | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Commissioned | |
| Battle of Delville Wood (Somme) | 26 May 1916 from Artist Rifles OTC (Gazette) | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Bazentin-Le-Petit | Pte 5143 28th Bn London Regiment | Artists Rifle OTC Roll of Honour |
Circumstances of Death
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Norman is listed as being killed in action on 11 Aug 1916. The short 11th Battalion war diary entries for the 10th & 11th suggest that Norman was actually killed on the 10th nor the 11th. The diary entries, which do not make pleasant reading, are transcribed in full below:
Bazentin-le-Petit - 1916-Aug-10: Hostile artillery less active during today. Battn relieved the 6th Bedford Regt in the Front Line about 500 yards of trench running E&W 200 yards N of Bazentin-le-Petit & facing Germans in 300 yards of Intermediate line being tenaciously held. The intermediate line was part of a line taken by a previous Division, in length about 500 yards. The 101st Bde tried but failed to take it with heavy losses. The 6th Bedford Regt next tried and failed with about 75 casualties. The 10th L.N. Lancs was successful in taking about 200 yards of the right of it on morning of 10th inst. (it cost them about 120 casualties) after 3 hours tough fighting mostly with bombs. During the evening the hostile artillery fire was very intense. D Coy in close support on NW edge of Bazentin-le-Petit, sustain casualties, 1 Officer killed – 2nd Lieut Ward, 1 wounded (shell shock) 2nd Lt Vaughton. Bazentin-le-Petit - 1916-Aug-11: Hostile Artillery very intensive throughout the day, 8" & 5.9" Hows [Howitzers] and 77mm guns searching our support trenches mostly. Our casualties were other ranks killed 13, wounded 43, missing 7 Total 63. A large number of men were buried by H.E [High Explosive] shells this accounts for the missing. Four bodies were afterwards dug out and pieces of other men unrecognizable. This was a trying day for the troops.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 30 Dec 1894 in St. Pancras | 18 Nov 1900 at St Philip's, Bethnal Green |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John James and Amelia Ann Ward | Glencoe, Barrow Road, Kenilworth |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Eleanor Road School, Hackney - 1900 | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1894 - St. Pancras | 1901 - Pupil at Eleanor Road School |
| 1901 - 75 Graham Mansions, Hackney | 1911 - Scholar |
| 1911 - Glencoe, Barrow Road, Kenilworth | 1914 - Auctioneer with Cooke's & Southorn |
| 1916 - Glencoe, Barrow Road, Kenilworth | |
- Awarded the Red Cross First Certificate at the Abbey Hotel, Kenilworth on 3 October 1914
