South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Corporal R/3319 Walter Edward HART - 4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corp


Killed in Action on Sunday October 6th 1918 aged 24


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Guizancourt Farm Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
23 Jul 1915 ~ Long Itchington
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Hundred Days Offensive 5 Sep 1914 at Warwick  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
Richmond Copse    
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Walter was killed on 6 Oct 1918 along with a number of other men but the war diary does not give us any clue as to how or where, it merely states that the Battalion moved from Bony on the Hindenburg Line to accomodation at Venwhuile.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Bapitsm Date/Place
Apr Qtr 1894 at Long Itchington 3 Jun 1894 at Long Itchington
   
Parents Names Parents Abode
William and Ellen Hart Brickyard Cottages, Long Itchington
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History                       
1894 - Long Itchington 1901 - Scholar
1901 - Thorn Yards, Long Itchington 1911 - Labourer at Cement Works
1911 - Shaw Yards, Long Itchington 1914 - Labourer
1914 - Brickyard Cottages, Long Itchington