South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War in Which Died | WW1 Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
| First Arrived in a War Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | Warwickshire War Memorials |
| 23 Sep 1915 in France | ~ | Leamington No Known Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of the Somme | March 1915 in Margate, Kent | Westgate on Sea War Memorial |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Ypres or Flers (see below) | Pte 14431 - 2nd Bn, Royal Fusiliers | |
Circumstances of Death
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Donald is listed as being killed in action on 16th September 1916 and is remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial. However there is some confusion as where Donald acutally was on the day he died. Both the CWGC and his British War & Victory Medal roll state that at the time of his death he was a Private in the 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers (RF's) but attached to the 9th Battlion Yorkshire Light Infantry (YLI). The confusion comes because on the 16th September 1916 the 9th YLI were actually on the Somme and the 2nd RF's were at Ypres. The respective war diaries are reproduced below (Courtesy of the National Archives) but the confusion arises because if, as the records indicate, Donald was with the 9th YLI then he should be remembered on the Thiepval (Somme) Memorial not the Ypres Memorial. We are going to raise this issue with the War Graves Commission and will report back if we hear anything. 9th YLI Diary - Flers & Gueudecourt on the Somme
2nd RF's Diary at Ypres War Diary excerpts subject to National Archives Fair Use Policy Medal Roll - Courtesy of Ancestry.co.uk
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1894 in Deal, Kent | 9 Aug 1894 at Deal St. George |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Thomas William and Jane Agnes Denny | 32 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1894 - 1 Oak Street, Deal, Kent | 1901 - School age |
| 1901 - Not found | 1911 - No occupation given, aged 16 |
| 1911 - 4 Collingwood Terrace, Westgate On Sea | 1914 - London & Westminster Bank |
| 1913 - 13 Station Road, Westgate On Sea | |
| 1916 - 32 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa | |
Donald's only link to Leamington Spa appears to be that his parents were living at 32 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa around the time of his death.
However by 1921 they were living in Fakenham, Suffold. Donald's father was a Wine Merchants Manager for John Nethersole & Sons.
