South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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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 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After November 1916 | ~ | Ryton on Dunsmore |
| Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Warwick St. Nicholas |
| German Spring Offensive | Sep/Oct 1916 at Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Front lines near St. Quentin | ||
Circumstances of Death
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Thomas is listed as being killed in action on 20 Mar 1918 during a raid on enemy lines. The Battalion war diary for that day is transcribed below. 20.3.1918: Two companies A & C raided the enemy lines in front of St. Quentin from Fayet and took 12 prisoners and 1 machine gun, our casualties 1 killed and 4 wounded. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1879 at Warwick | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George and Jane Woodward | Warwick |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Fanny Woodward | Victor Thomas born 18 Jan 1906 |
| 20 Jul 1901 at Warwick St. Paul | Robert born 30 Jul 1908 | Dorothy born 1 Apr 1913 |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1879 - Compton Street, Warwick | 1881 - |
| 1881 - Not found | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 16A Upper Cape, Warwick | 1901 - Labourer |
| 1901 - 26 Stand Street, Warwick | 1911 - Clerk |
| 1911 - 16 Coton Road, Warwick | 1914 - Bookkeeper at Burman and Brewsters of Leamington |
| 1914 - Coton End, Warwick | |
- Please note that we have found no connection, whatsoever, to Ryton on Dunsmore. A newspaper cutting reveals that there was at
Thomas Woodward who was a publican at the Bull & Butcher in Ryton