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 | Ypres Town Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After April 1916 in France | ~ | Wolston: St. Margaret's | War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | March 1916 at Wolston | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near St. Julien | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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George is listed as being killed in action on 27 Aug 1917. The brief Battalion war diary entry for the 26th & 27th Aug is transcribed below. Reyersburg Camp - St Julien area - Aug 26/27: Moved into position North & South of St. Julien - Winnipeg Road, C.12.d.5.5 & dug in. Attacked at 1.55pm enemy postion at Winnipeg Farm & Cemetery C.12.d.8.0 - D.7.a.2.8. Advance impossible due to the state of ground and fire from Machine Guns & Snipers in concrete emplacements. Capt Baxter, 2/Lts Austin & Farringdon killed. Capt Partridge MC & 2/Lts Williamson MC & Spencer wounded, 2/Lt Betts sick Relieved by 1/4 Royal Berks about 10pm [27th] |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1884 at Birmingham | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John Joseph (deceased) and Charlotte Yeomans | Birmingham |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1884 - Birmingham | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 27 Shadwell Street, Birmingham | 1901 - Warehouseman at Drapers |
| 1901 - 27 Shadwell Street, Birmingham | 1911 - Factory Hand at Bluemels Cycle Works |
| 1911 - Main Street, Wolston (boarder with Webb family) | |
| 1916 - Wolston |
