South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 14981 Ernest James SAYER - 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers


Killed in Action on Sunday 26th September 1915 aged 24


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Loos Memorial
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
11 May 1915 in Boulogne, France ~ Leamington St. Marks (New Milverton)
    Leamington Spa War Memorial
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place Enlisted 
Battle of Loos After 27 Sep 1914 at Ayr Other War Memorials
    Troon, Ayrshire 
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
just south of Auchy-les-Mines ~  
     

Circumstances of Death

Ernest is listed as being killed in action on 26 Sep 1915 during the Battle of Loos. It appears that he was originally reported as being wounded & missing in action.

The 6th Battalion war diary entry for the 25th & 26th is more or less unreadable however there is a report attach to the diary which describes the events and it is transcribed below along with a newspaper report about Ernest from the Leamington Spa Courier.




 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
c1891 in Leamington Spa 5 Oct 1891 at St. Mark's New Milverton
   
Parents NamesAbode
Thomas Benjamin and Alice Sayer  3, Albert Street, New Milverton 
   
Wife andMarriage Details
Jane Vass Lambie Sayer nee Lambie 23 Oct 1911 in Troon, Ayshire
   
SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History
1891 - 221 Rugby Road, New Milverton 1912 - Traffic Assistant
1901 - 31 Quarry Street, New Milverton  
1911 - Kirkoswald, Ayrshire  
1915 - 1 Bank Street, Troon