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 | Sailly-au-Bois Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After March 1916 | ~ | Henley-in-Arden |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Operations on the Ancre Jan - Mar 1917 | After 12 Jan 1916 at Stratford on Avon | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Trenches near Hebuterne | ||
Circumstances of Death
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Francis is listed as being killed in action on 11 Jan 1917. The brief war diary entry for that day is transcribed below but it appears he was was killed by enemy shell fire hitting the Battalions trenches. Trenches [at Heburrne] - Thur 11-1-17: C.O visited line in morning and again in afternoon. Enemy shelled front line, C.Ts. [Communication Trenches] & Hebuterne fairly heavily during morning. Leave: 2nd Lieut J Davis and 4 OR proceeded on leave Awards: 9297 J.W. Kimberley awarded D.C.M. Casualties to 12 noon: 3 killed, 9 wounded. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1897 at Henley in Arden | 12 Sep 1897 at Beaudesert |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Charles Walter and Lucy Anne Woodward | 163 High Street, Henley-in-Arden |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1897 - Henley in Arden | 1911 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Beaudesert Street, Beaudesert | |
| 1911 - Beaudesert Street, Beaudesert | |
| 1916 - 163 High Street, Henley in Arden |
