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 Corporal 63401 Samuel CHURCHLEY                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regiment & Unit

94th Field Company, Royal Engineers

Enlisted On/At

20 Jan 1915 at Evesham

Former Regiment

 

 Corporal Samuel Churchley cpl S Churchley grave200 

Details & Age at Death

Killed in Action - Thursday, September 20, 1917 aged 36

Medals

1915*, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

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Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle

Battle of Menin Road Bridge (Passchendaele)

Place of Death

Vierstraat, Ypres

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Oxford Road Cemetery 

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

 

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

The company were working on a strong point at Confusion Corner near Vierstraat when they were hit with shell & machine gun fire killing Samuel and wounding 5 others.

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

Jan Qtr 1882 at Bidford on Avon

Baptism Date & Place

26 Feb 1882 Bidford on Avon, St. Laurence

Parents

William H & Mary Elizabeth Churchley deceased.

Wife & Marriage

Hilda May - Apr Qtr 1901 at Evesham

Children

  • William
  • Samuel
  • Christine
  • Hilda
  • Arthur

Address History

  •  15 Burford Road, Bengeworth, Evesham

School(s), Colleges & University

 

Occupation(s)

  • Bricklayer for J C Knott

Other Information

 

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