South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Rifleman R/8207 Albert John FREEMAN - 8th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps


Killed in Action on Monday 5th July 1915 aged 18

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial 
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
18 May 1915 ~ Kineton
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Local actions in Ypres 15 Dec 1914 at Stratford on Avon  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
Ypres    
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Albert is listed as being killed in action on 5 Jul 1915. The brief war diary for that day is transcribed below:
 
B Huts, Ypres - 5th Mon: Battalion remain in Ypres, new method of spraying smoke helmets carried out. Bomb throwers under ?ville go to trenches in the morning. Rfn Hutchins and Rfn Freeman M/Gunners killed by Shell. Rfn Andrews & Rfn Fletcher wounded. END
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1896 at Kineton 15 Nov 1901 at Kineton
   
Parents Names Abode
William Henry and Agnes Mary Freeman Banbury Street, Kineton                    
   
Schools Colleges
Kineton C of E School ~
   
Address History Employment History
1896 - Kineton 1911 - Waggoner on Farm
1901 - Banbury Street, Kineton 1914 - Farm Labourer
1911 - Banbury Street, Kineton  
1914 - Banbury Street, Kineton  
   

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