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 & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Brown's Road Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 15 Jun 1915 in Boulogne, France | ~ | Warwick School Chapel Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Winter Operations 1915-16 | Commissioned on 30 Jul 1904 | Burford, Oxford |
| Emmanuel College, Cambridge | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | St. Edwards School, Oxford |
| Festubert | Officer Training Corps | |
Service History
- 30 Jul 1904 - Commissioned as 2nd Lt in Denstone College Cadet Corps (Gazette)
- 13 Sep 1905 - Resigned Commission with Denstone College (Gazette)
- 17 Jan 1911 - Appointed 2nd Lt with St. Edward's School Officer Training Corps (Gazette)
- 29 Jun 1913 - Promoted to Lieutenant with St. Edward's School Officer Training Corps (Gazette)
- 27 Apr 1915 - Promoted to Captain (Gazette)
Circumstances of Death
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Captain Cass is listed as being killed in action on 13th December 1915. The 7th Battalion war diary entry for that day is transcribed below. Festubert - 13th Dec 1915: Captain Cass commanding A Company killed by German Sniper on Company HQ island of right section, otherwise nothing occurred. Captain Cass's body could not be brought in for burial till night as even single men cannot get to islands in daylight. Casualties: One Officer |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 18 Jul 1878 in Burford, Oxford | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Rev. William Anthony & Mary Anne Cass | High Street, Burford |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Warwick School | Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1897-1900 |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1878 - Burford, Oxford | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1881 - High Street, Burford | 1901 - Schoolmaster, St. Chad (Denstone) College |
| 1891 - High Street, Burford | 1911 - Assistant Master, St. Edwards School |
| 1901 - St. Chad College, Denstone, Staffordshire, England | 1914 - Housemaster, St. Edwards School |
| 1911 - St. Edwards School, Woodstock Road, Oxford | |
| 1914 - St. Edwards School, Woodstock Road, Oxford |