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 | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals | St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 11 Nov 1914 in France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington All Saints Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Wounded | Date and Place Mobilised | Leamington Mission Church Memorial |
| Local actions on the Somme | August 1914 in Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| No 6 General Hospital, Rouen | 3rd Special Reserve Bn RWR | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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William is listed as dying of wounds received in action on 24th July 1916 at the No 6 General Hospital in Rouen. According to newspaper reports he was wounded in the head, spine, neck and foot. The Warwickshire Roll of Honour book states that he was wounded at Festubert in May 1916, however the 2nd Battalion war diary places the Battalion some 70 kilometers away in the Morlandcourt area during May 1916. The war diary does not give us any clues as to which day William was wounded on and therefore we cannot comment as to how he was wounded. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1896 in Kenilworth | 10 Oct 1897 in Kenilworth |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Samuel Richard and Alice Baskott | 41 Covent Garden Market, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - Kenilworth | 1911 - Errand Boy |
| 1901 - 1 Thomas Street, Leamington Spa | |
| 1911 - 1 Thomas Street, Leamington Spa | |
| 1915 - 41 Covent Garden Market, Leamington Spa | |