South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 18001 Harry ROLLINS - 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Killed in Action on Wednesday April 11th 1917 aged 36

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals Arras Memorial
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
After April 1916 ~ Snitterfield
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
First Battle of the Scarpe (Arras) March 1916 at Sutton Coldfielf  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
nr Plouvain  ~  
     

Circumstances of Death

Harry is listed as being killed in action on 11 Apr 1917, however he was originally reported missed and his death was not accepted for some and not before the family had written to the Red Cross to establish if he was being held as a Prisoner of War. The Battalion war diary for the 11 Apr 1917 is transcribed below along with a passage from The History of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
 
 
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
1 May 1877 at Snitterfield 24 Jun 1877 at Snitterfield
   
Parents Names Abode
Charles and Catherine Rollins nee Goode Snitterfield 
   
Wife Marriage Details
Mary Jane Rollins, a widow, formerly Morris nee Burt Jul Qtr 1916 at Tamworth
   
Schools Colleges
Snitterfield Council School 1884 to 1899 ~
   
Address History Employment History
1877 - Shakespeare Cottages, Park Lane, Snitterfield 1881 - Scholar
1881 - Wolverton Road, Snitterfield 1891 - Garden Boy
1891 - Shalford Road, Sherbourne, Warwick (servant) 1901 - Coachman
1901 - Stoney Lane, Yardley, Worcs 1911 - Domestic Groom
1911 - Canwell Hall, Sutton Coldfield (servant) 1915 - Coachman for Philip Staveley Foster MP (Stratford)
1915 - Sutton Coldfield  
   
  • Harry married Mary Jane in the Jul-Sep Qtr 1916 at Tamworth. Mary's tale is a sad one. She was born to Frank and Ann Mary Burt in 1882 and in 1900 she married Herbert Morris, a blacksmith, in Sutton Coldfield.
  • They had one child who died at a young age.
  • Husband Herbert died during the Apr-Jun Qtr 1911, apparently committing suicide
  • Mary then married Harry in 1916 and about 1 year later at age 35 was widowed for the 2nd time when Harry was killed.
     

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