South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
Regiment & Unit
2nd/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
Enlisted On/At
January 1917 at Warwick
Former Regiment
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Details & Age at Death
Died of Wounds, Wednesday, December 5, 1917 aged 21
Medals
British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
n/a
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle
Local actions in Passchendaele
Place of Death
Villers Plouich
SWFHS Memorial(s)
Other Memorial(s)
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The war diary states that the battalion moved from Gonnelieu to the front lines at Villers Plouich on the 4th Dec and during the move 8 men were wounded. On 5th Dec the battalion supplied support to the Warwickshire Battalion during which 7 men were wounded. It is not known on which of these days William was wounded.
| Family & Personal History |
Birth Date & Place
Jan Qtr 1896 - Belbroughton
Baptism Date & Place
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Parents
William & Annie LIddle, Bidford
Wife & Marriage
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Children
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Address History
- 1914: Brook Lys, Bickmarsh, Bidford
School(s), Colleges & University
Occupation(s)
- 1911: Farm worker for Mr. W. Smith
