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 | British War & Victory Medals | Dantzig Alley British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916? | ~ | Lapworth | Rowington |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Albert (Somme) | August 1914 at London | King Edward School, Birmingham |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other Service History |
| Mametz Wood | Middlesex Regt, Public School Bn | 8 May 1915 - Commissioned to 2nd Lt |
| 4th Bn Royal Warwickshire |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
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Albert is listed as being killed in action on 4 Jul 1916. A newspaper report states that he was killed by a gunshot while tending to a fellow wounded officer who also died during the Battle of Albert at Mametz Wood. The war diary for the period 3rd to 5th July is transcribed below: Mametz Wood - 3.7.16: 2 Coys moved to Danzig Alley & 2 Coys remained in Danzig Trench. Mametz Wood - 4.7.16: The Battlalion came under the orders of the Brigadier 91st Brigade and took up position along White Trench & North of Bottom Wood (All covering whole Divisions front). Mametz Wood - 5.7.16: Relieved at night [4th/5th July] by the 15th Bn R Welsh Fus. Total Casualties during this period [1st to 5th] July: Killed - Officers Lt A Hodgkinson; E.J. Martin; M. N. Haseler; 2/Lieut A.J. Vardy. Wounded 2/Lieut's J J Chepmell and A J Adams. Killed - Other Ranks 3 - wounded 98. Missing 14. END |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 7 Aug 1888 at Lapworth | 5 Nov 1888 at Lapworth |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Rev. Albert Richard and Isabel Mary Vardy | |
| Schools | Colleges |
| West House, Birmingham | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| King Edward School, Birmingham | |
| Shrewsbury School 1902 - 1907 | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1888 - Lapworth | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Brockebery House, Lapworth | 1911 - Graduate at Cambridge Univ |
| 1901 - 59 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston | 1914 - Assistant Master at Highgate School |
| 1911 - Post Office, Castleton, Derbyshire | |
| 1916 - 19 Bisham Gardens, Highgate, London | |
| 1916 - 7 Platts Lane, Hampstead (mother) | |
- Albert's father was Headmaster at King Edward's School, Birmingham from 1872 until 1900.
