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 | British War & Victory Medals | Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 April 1916 in France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington St. Paul's Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Hundred Days Offensive | February 1916 in Leamington Spa | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Cagnicourt | Pte 24430 Wiltshire Regiment | |
| Pte 23226 Royal Berkshire Regiment |
Circumstances of Death
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William is listed as dying of wounds on 8th October 1918 and was originally buried in a small Cemetery / Graveyard near Cagnicourt at Map Reference 51b.V.8.c.3.7 before his remains were later moved to the Queant Road Cemetery (CWGC record for re-burial). He was buried with 5 other men from his Company. Unfortunately we are unable to find a war diary and it is unlikely that one exists as Labour Corps units were not required to keep them, except in certain circumstances. The 159th Company was formed with men from the 10th (Labour) Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment in 1917 under Army Council Instruction 611 of 1917. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1894 in Leamington Spa | 18 Jul 1894 at Leamington Spa, St Paul's |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William and Jane Dowell | 14 Princes Street, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1894 - 22 Cornyn Street, Leamington Spa | 1901 - School |
| 1901 - 14 Princes Street, Leamington Spa | 1911 - Porter for E. Francis & Son, Furnishers, Leamington |
| 1911 - 14 Princes Street, Leamington Spa | 1915 - Porter for E. Francis & Son, Furnishers, Leamington |
| 1914 - 14 Princes Street, Leamington Spa | |