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 & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Kenilworth Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 2 Sep 1915 in France | ~ | Kenilworth War Memorial |
| Kenilworth Post Office | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Kenilworth St. John's |
| Operations on the Ancre, Jan–Mar 1917 | January 1915 in Coventry | Kenilworth St. Nicholas |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol | ||
Circumstances of Death
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Alfred is listed as dying of wounds on 26th April 1917 in the 2nd Southern General Hospital, in Bristol. A report in the Kenilworth Advertiser on 5 May 1917 states that Alfred had spent four months in hospital with a serious leg wound but despite all efforts to save his leg he had died during surgery to amputate it. Army records show that Alfred was one of four 6th Battalion men admitted to the 34th Casualty Clearing Station at Grovetown, Somme with a wound to to his left thigh on 4 Jan 1917. He was evacuated to Hospital via the 5th Ambulance Train on 7 Jan 1917. The 6th Battalion war diary entry for the 3rd, 4th 5th Jan 1917 are transcribed below. Bouleaux Wood - 3rd January 1917: Enemy very quiet, 3 men wounded Bouleaux Wood - 4th January 1917: Enemy shelled front line heaving during the afternoon. Casualties 7 other ranks wounded. Relieved at night by the XI Battalion Rifle Brigade, the Battalion went back to Bronfay Camp by the Mercantille Railway arriving at the Plateau Railhead at about 2am on 5th. Bouleaux Wood - 5th January 1917: Battalion cleaning up and resting. Rifle inspections in afternoon. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Feb Qtr 1890 in Kenilworth | 2 Nov 1890 in Kenilworth |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Joseph and Emily Jane Aitken | 16 White's Row, Warwick Road, Kenilworth |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - 13 Whites Row, Kenilworth | 1901 - School Age |
| 1901 - 13 Whites Row, Kenilworth | 1911 - Tannery Labourer |
| 1911 - Clinton Lane, Kenilworth | 1915 - Postman |
| 1915 - 16 White's Row, Warwick Road, Kenilworth | |
