South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Mont-Bernanchon British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 22 Jul 1915 in France | ~ | Cubbington |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of the Lys (subsequent to) | August 1914 in Rugby | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Mont Bernanchon | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
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Harold is listed as being killed in action on 9 May 1918. We have not discovered any real information about how Harold was killed. The war diary and Operational order for the period 8th to 11th May 1918 show that the battalion were in the front lines on the south bank of the Canal D' Aire a la Basse at Douche Creme Farm which is just NNW of Mont Bernanchon where he is buried. The war diary entry is transcribed below: Front Line - 8th to 11th [May 1918]: Each [day] was very quiet, during the night our artillery carried out harrassing fire and gas was projected against Cornet Malo. On the evening of the 11th the battalion was relieved by the 1st Bn King's Own R.L. Regt [Royal Liverpool] and moved back to billets in Busnettes. END |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1897 in Leamington Spa | 7 Jan 1897 at Leamington Priors as Bertie Harold Weston |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George and Sarah Ann Richardson | Regent Street, Cubbington |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Cubbington Village School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - Leamington Priors | 1911 - Errand Boy |
| 1901 - Queen Street, Cubbington | |
| 1911 - Regent Street, Cubbington | |
| 1914 - Regent Street, Cubbington | |
- Harold was born Bertie Harold Weston and on his baptism no fathers name is listed.
- Sarah Ann Weston married George Henry Richardson in the Oct-Dec Qtr 1897
