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 | Voormezeele Enclosure No 3 |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 3 May 1916 in France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick All Saints | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Battle of Messines | 21 Nov 1915 at Birmingham | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Dammstrasse | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Walter is listed as being killed in action on 7 Jun 1917. The 23rd Battalion war diary entry for that day is transcribed below. Assembly Ground - 7th June 1917: Zero hour set at 3.30am. Trench strength 16 Officers and 550 Other Ranks. 2.30am: Battalion in six waves in position on assembly ground 2.45am: Battalion move forward to within 70 yards of the enemy's line 3.05am: Observed a golden ? rocket fired from Ruined Farm, threatened to give away our assembly position but no action followed. 3.07am: The mine in No 3 Crater goes up at the same time an artillery drop barrage on enemy's front line 3.10am: Battalion moved forward and the barrage jumps to support trench. The battalion found great difficultly in keeping touch with the battalions on our flanks owing to the smoke and dust caused by our own artillery. Casualties 4 officers killed, 6 wounded. 26 Other Ranks killed, 215 wounded and 5 missing. 4.05am: Dammstrasse stormed and captured, 80 prisoners taken. Advanced posts pushed out about 80 yards in front of Dammstrasse and the Battalion consolidates a line about 50 yards south of the Dammstrasse. Most of our casualties occur near the support line. 6.30am: 122nd Brigade leapfrog us and capture Black Line, followed by tanks. 4.30am to 6pm: Work of consolidating continues, slight shelling 2.45pm: 24th Division leapfrog the Battalion and advance to the green line. 10pm: Rations and water arrive. END |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1889 in Birmingham | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Herbert and Susannah Jane Johnson | Saltley, Birmingham |
| Wife | Marriage Details |
| Florence Johnson nee Woodfield | 10 Apr 1916 at Warwick All Saints |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1889 - Birmingham | 1901 - School? |
| 1891 - 30 Cato Street North, Aston, Birmingham | 1911 - Invoice Clerk at Motor Manufacturer |
| 1901 - 35 Freeman Road, Aston, Birmingham | 1915 - Clerk |
| 1911 - 47 Ash Road, Saltley, Birmingham | |
| 1915 - 49 Nansen Road, Saltley | |
| 1916 - 7 Charles Street, Emscote, Warwick | |
- Walters brother, Leonard Johnson, also fell on 9 Oct 1917
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography
