South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Private 268160 John Robert HOLDER - 2nd/7th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Killed in Action Monday December 3, 1917 aged 23

 Military History

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle/Other

Battle of Cambrai (1917)

Place of Death

Cambrai

 

Medals

British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

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Enlisted Date/Place

27 Oct 1915 at Rugby

 

Commonwealth War Grave/Memorial

Cambrai Memorial

SWFHS War Memorial(s)

Lighthorne

Other War Memorial(s)

 

Previous Regiments/Units

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

The war diary states that the 2nd/7th Battalion was in the lines at Welsh Ridge on the Hindenburg Line when they came under an artillery bombardment causing a number of casualties including John. 

 Personal & Family History

Birth Date & Place

Jan Qtr 1894 at Gaydon

Baptism Date & Place

16 Sep 1894 - Gaydon St. Giles

Parents

Arthur & Harriet Holder of Lighthorne

Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Address History

  • 1891 - 5 Pages Cottages, Gaydon
  • 1901 - Hill Cottages, Lighthorne
  • 1911 - Lighthorne

     

Occupation(s)

  • 1911 Farm Labourer
  • 1915 Electrian

Other Information

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