South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Killed in Action, Wednesday, June 16, 1915 aged 32 |
Enlisted On/At
August 1914 at Worcester
Former Regiment
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Medals
1914 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle
First Attack on Bellewaarde (Second Battle of Artois)
Place of Death
Hooge
CWGC Grave/Memorial
SWFHS Memorial(s)
Other Memorial(s)
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The battalion were ordered to attack enemy positions at Hooge and Bellewarde Lake, the attack was held up by a combination of shell, machine gun and rifle fire and then an enormous artillery barrage which at times hit 90 shells per minute. The attack was abandoned with 309 casualties incurred.
| Personal and Family History |
Birth Date & Place
Apr Qtr 1883 at Bidford on Avon
Baptism Date & Place
13 Dec 1885 - Bidford on Avon, St. Laurence
Parents
Thomas J & Mary Ann Freeman
Wife & Marriage
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Children
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Address History
- 1911 - 10 Hampton Street, Warwick
- 1914 - Salford Road, Bidford on Avon
School(s), Colleges & University
Occupation(s)
Police Constable at Sutton Coldfield
