South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Private 14968 Percy James DRIVER - 11th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Killed in Action 29 April 1917 aged 24
 Military History

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle/Other

Battle of Arleux (Arras)

Place of Death

nr Greenland Hill, Fampoux

 

Medals

British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

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Enlisted Date/Place

October 1915 at Coventry

 

Commonwealth War Graves Page

Arras Memorial

SWFHS War Memorial(s)

Bishops Tachbrook

Other War Memorial(s)

 

Other Information/Previous Regiments/Units

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

Not much detail is given in the war diary but Percy was killed during a failed attempt to capture Greenland Hill from positions at Clasp and Cuba trenches.
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 War Diary trench map   Arras Memorial
 Personal & Family History

Birth Date & Place

Jan Qtr 1893 Bishops Tachbrook

Baptism Date & Place

7 May 1893 Bishops Tachbrook

Parents/Residence

George & Martha Driver
Bishops Tachbrook

Schools & Colleges

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Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Occupations

  • 1911 - Farm Labourer

Address History

  • 1901 - The Village, Bishops Tachbrook
  • 1911 - Church Hill, Bishops Tachbrook
  • 1917 - Bishops Tachbrook

Other Information

 

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