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 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Wimereux Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 4 Oct 1914 in Zeebrugge | ~ | Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial |
| Stratford Holy Trinity Church | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Stratford Cemetery Memorial |
| Battle of Loos | 1910 in Stratford on Avon | Stratford Working Mens Club |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Wimereux | ||
Circumstances of Death
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James died from a gunshot wound to the head in the Rawal Pindi British General Hospital at Wimereux on 7th October 1915. We have not found any definitive evidence to suggest when he was originally wounded but we suspect he was one of the 171 men wounded on 25th September 1915 at Fromelles when the battalion was all but wiped out and were left with only 1 officer and 140 men at the end of the Battle of Loos. An obituary from the Stratford Herald is transcribed below. Stratford Herald - Friday 15th October 1915 - PRIVATE JAMES ALFRED WRIGHT We regret to record the death of Private James Alfred Wright of the 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment which occurred at the British General Hospital at Boulogne on October 7th from a gunshot wound in the head. Private Wright was the third son of the late Mr. Benjamin Wright and Mrs. Wright of Birmingham Road and had completed five years service in His Majesty’s Forces. At the outbreak of the war he was stationed with the 2nd Warwicks at Malta and left for more strenuous work in France twelve months ago. The deceased private has three brothers serving at the front in the Royal Field Artillery, 3rd Worcesters and 1st Warwicks. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1889 in Stratford on Avon | 4 Sep 1889 in Stratford on Avon |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Benjamin and Elizabeth Wright | 53 Birmingham Road, Stratford on Avon |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1889 - Stratford on Avon | 1901 - School age |
| 1891 - 11 Russell Court, Stratford on Avon | 1911 - Soldier in Royal Warwickshire Regt |
| 1901 - 8 Emms Court, Stratford on Avon | |
| 1911 - Whittington Barracks, Stafford | |
| 1915 - 53 Birmingham Road, Stratford on Avon |
