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 | British War & Victory Medals | Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 6 Oct 1916 | ~ | Avon Dassett |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Attested | Mobilized |
| Battle of the Menin Road | 7 Dec 1915 at Paddock Wood | 19 Jun 1916 at Canterbury |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Tower Hamlets Ridge, Gheluvelt | Pvt 3218 Royal Fusiliers | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Ernest was a stretcher bearer and he was killed while tending to a wounded colleague on Tower Hamlets Ridge just west of Gheluvelt| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| 10 May 1884 at Avon Dassett | 29 Jun 1884 at Avon Dassett |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| George and Ann Bloxham | Hill View, Avon Dassett |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Ethel Lavey Bloxham nee Wood | Allan Raymond born 27 Nov 1913 |
| 7 Jun 1912 at Peckham | Maurice Gordon born 27 Sep 1916 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1884 - Avon Dassett | 1901 - Carter on farm |
| 1891 - Avon Dassett | 1911 - Farm Labourer |
| 1901 - Horton Road, Warmington (servant) | 1915 - Farm Labourer |
| 1911 - Avon Dassett | |
| 1915 - St. Johns Villas | |
| 1917 - 1 Hamlet Cottages Paddock Wood, Kent |