South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 30065 William Nathaniel BARKER - 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Died of wounds on Saturday December 15th 1917 aged 28

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals Rocquigny-Equancourt British Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
After March 1916 ~ Wolston: St. Margaret's  |  War Memorial
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Date Mobilised
Local actions on the Somme 23 Nov 1915 at Coventry February 1916 at Coventry 
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
21st or 48th CCS at Ytres     
     

Circumstances of Death

We have not yet found on which day William was wounded, he is buried at Rocquigny-Equancourt Cemetery which was used mainly by 21st and 48th Casualty Clearing Stations posted at Ytres for their burials. The Battalion War Diary for the period 1st to 15th December is transcribed below. The first mention of a casualty is on the 12th and there were a total of only 4 casualties in the whole two week period, 1 of them accidental.

 
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Oct Qtr 1888 at Wolston 7 Apr 1889 at Wolston
   
Parents Names Abode
Nathaniel and Mary Anny Barker Wolston
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1889 - Wolston 1901 - Scholar
1891 - Village Street, Wolston 1911 - Plumber (family business)
1901 - Warwick Street, Wolston  
1911 - Wolston  
1917 - Wolston  
 

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