South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Private 203055 Fred PADBURY - 1st/5th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
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| Military History |
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle/Other
Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)
Place of Death
CCS at Dozinghem
Medals
British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
November 1915 at Warwick
Commonwealth War Graves Page
Dozinghem Military CemeterySWFHS War Memorial(s)
Other War Memorial(s)
Previous Regiments/Units
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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Fred died of his wounds at one of the 4th, 47th and 61st Casualty Clearing Stations which used Dozinghem Cemetery and had been moved their in July 1917 in prepartion for the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele). On the 10th August the battalion moved to the front lines at Venheule Farm SW of St. Julien (see also Pvt Frederick Cox of Flecknoe). It is reported that Fred was wounded on 13th August at St. Julien, other possible dates are 10th & 11th Aug 1917 when 38 men were wounded or the 12th August 3 men were wounded on a working party on the nearby Hanebeek Canal Bank. All of these woundings were caused by enemy shellfire.  |
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| Venhuele Farm | Dozinghem Cemetery |
| Personal & Family History |
Birth Date & Place
Oct Qtr 1892 at Chesterton
Baptism Date & Place
13 Nov 1892 at Chesterton
Parents
William & Mary Ann Padbury
Wife & Marriage
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Children
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Occupation(s)
- 1911 - Farm Labourer
Schools & Colleges
Address History
- 1892 - The Cottage, Kingston, Chesterton
- 1901 - Kingston Cottage, Chesterton
- 1911 - Kingston Cottages, Chesterton
- 1917 - 8 The Terrace, Harbury
Other Information
NB. The memorial plaque gives the name Frederick but his name was registered as just Fred at both birth and baptism and on all subsequent documents.
