South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 31 Jul 1915 in France | ~ | Ettington |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Delville Wood (Somme) | August 1914 at Birmingham | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Bazentin-Le-Petit | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Fred is listed as being killed in action on 11 Aug 1916. The war diary for that day does not make pleasant reading and is transcribed in full below:
"Hostile Artillery very intensive throughout the day, 8" & 5.9" Hows [Howitzers] and 77mm guns searching our support trenches mostly. Our casualties were other ranks killed 13,wounded 43, missing 7 [including Levi]. Total 63. A large number of men were buried by H.E [High Explosive] shells this accounts for the missing. Four bodies were afterwards dug out and pieces of other men unrecognizable. This was a trying day for the troops".
Fred's Military Pension records state he was indeed killed by a shell.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1894 at Tysoe | ~ |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George and Louisa Henrietta Brandish | Drybank Farm, Ettington |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1892 - Tysoe | |
| 1901 - Drybank Farm, Fosse Way, Ettington | Domestic Gardener |
| 1911 - Drybank Farm, Fosse Way, Ettington | |
| 1916 - Drybank Farm, Fosse Way, Ettington |
