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 | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Basra Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 4 May 1915 in France | ~ | Baginton |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Siege of Kut | 5 Aug 1914 at Coventry | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Sannaiyat, Iraq | Pte 13543 Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry | |
Circumstances of Death
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James is listed as being killed in action on 9 April 1916. The was diary for that day is transcribed below 9 Apr 1916 Sannaiyat, Mesopotamia Advanced 4.20a.m. Direction lost on left owing to sniping and small marsh and Turkish starlights coming from disputed direction. Lost our bearings after machine gunfire. Confusion in darkness. Troops dug in about 650yds from enemy. All day and night lines strengthened by men coming in from front. Many wounded crawled in and many were collected. 18077 Pte. J.H. Nelson and 9842 Pte. W.G. Price displayed conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in collecting wounded and evacuating them. They have been recommended for the DCM. Capt Robertson collected Battn. together as far as possible. Casualties. Killed:- Lt. Col R.C.B Throckmorton, 2/Lt J.E. Binns, Wounded 2/Lt. V.M.W.W. Vreidenbury, 2/Lt. C.C. Webb. Missing:- Capt. J.W. Greany DSO, Capt L.W. Murphy, 2/Lt. D.E. Cruikshank afterwards reported wounded, 2/Lt. Gilborne, 2/Lt. H.S. Diggers. Other ranks:- Killed 21 Wounded 161 Missing 37 |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct-Dec 1884 at Deddington, Oxford recorded as George William | 2 Feb 1885 at Deddington |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| James (stepfather) and Sarah Ann Hicks nee Vincent. | Rock Farm, Baginton |
| Married 20 Oct 1888 at Deddington | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1885 - Deddington | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - St. Thomas, Deddington (with grandparents) | 1901 - Ordinary Agricultural Labourer |
| 1901 - Baginton | 1911 - Mechanic at the Daimler Works |
| 1911 - Baginton | |
| 1916 - Rock Farm, Baginton | |
- James was born in 1884 and baptised as William George James Vincent. No fathers names is listed at the baptism in 1885. His mother Sarah Ann Martha Vincent married James Hicks on 20 Oct 1888 in Deddington.