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 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 January 1916 in France | ~ | Leamington All Saints Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions on the Somme | January 1915 in Scarborough | Scarborough War Memorial |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Beaucourt | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Harry is listed as being killed in action on 5th December 1916. The 6th Battalion war diary entries for the 4th to the 6th December 1916 are transcribed below and reveal that Harry was killed by shellfire while he was in Suvla Trench. N of Beaucourt – 4 Dec 1916: Enemy shelled Cemetery, shrapnel. Reserve Coy carrying rations. B Coy moved into outposts. N of Beaucourt – 5 Dec 1916: Enemy shelled Suvla Trench, causing 1 killed & 2 wounded. N of Beaucourt – 6 Dec 1916: Quiet. Our own artillery dropped some “shorts” into our own wire in front of Suvla Trench. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1885 in Filey, North Yorkshire | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Francis and Alice Hepton | Beach House, South Foreshore, Filey |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Ethel Hepton nee Hindmarsh | Harry Ralph born 25 Sep 1915 |
| 29 Apr 1911 at Westow Parish Church | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1886 - Filey, North Yorks | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Hoggards Yard, Westow | 1901 - Domestic Page |
| 1901 - Flemingford Grange, North Stainley, Yorks | 1911 - Chauffeur |
| 1911 - Penhow, Westow, Yorkshire | |
| 1916 - 8 Grove Street, Leamington Spa |
