South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 16767 Horace James MANN - 1st Battalion Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry


Killed in Action Thursday, April 6, 1916 aged 21


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Mesopotamia 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Basra War Memorial
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
20 May 1915 in France   Moreton Morrell
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedOther War Memorials
Siege of Kut Dec 1914 at Coventry  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
Kut al Amara    
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

On the 6th April, the 7th Division including the 1st Ox & Bucks LI assaulted enemy positions at Sannaiyat but advanced straight into a hail of rifle and machine gun fire from both banks, There would be three similar attacks launched by the division that day, all spreadheaded by the 28th and 19th were cut to pieces and the Ox and Buck lost all their officers and 220 of 266 other ranks including Horace.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1894 at Moreton Morrell 2 Sep 1894 at Moreton Morrell
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
George and Harriet Mann The Vicarage, Moreton Morrell
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceChildren & Year of Birth
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SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History                       
1901 - Beer House, Moreton Morrell 1911 - Bothy lad
1911 - Moreton Morrell  
1916 - The Vicarage, Moreton Morrell  
   

Brother of Albert Mann who also fell