South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 14981 Ernest James SAYER - 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers


Killed in Action on Sunday 26th September 1915 aged 24


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Loos Memorial
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
11 May 1915 in Boulogne, France ~ New Milverton  |  Leamington Spa
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Battle of Loos After 27 Sep 1914 at Ayr Troon, Ayrshire
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
just south of Auchy-les-Mines    
     

Circumstances of Death

Ernest is listed as being killed in action on 26 Sep 1915 during the Battle of Loos. It appears that he was originally reported as being wounded & missing in action.

The 6th Battalion war diary entry for the 25th & 26th is more or less unreadable however there is a report attach to the diary which describes the events and it is transcribed below along with a newspaper report about Ernest from the Leamington Spa Courier.



 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
c1891 in Leamington Spa 5 Oct 1891 at St. Mark's New Milverton
   
Parents Names Abode
Thomas Benjamin and Alice Sayer  3, Albert Street, New Milverton 
   
Wife and Marriage Details
Jane Vass Lambie Sayer nee Lambie 23 Oct 1911 in Troon, Ayshire
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1891 - 221 Rugby Road, New Milverton 1912 - Traffic Assistant
1901 - 31 Quarry Street, New Milverton  
1911 - Kirkoswald, Ayrshire  
1915 - 1 Bank Street, Troon