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 | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 24 Aug 1915 in France | ~ | Snitterfield |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Pozieres (Somme) | Stratford on Avon | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| North of Maricourt | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Sidney is listed as being killed in action in or near Casement Trench on 30 Aug 1916. The brief Battalion war diary entry for the 29th and 30th are transcribed below. N of Maurepas - 29/8/1916: Very heavy rain in the afternoon and a severe bombardment with heavy artillery of our line. The wet combined with shell fire caused trenches to collapse badly then held on well. C Coy badly knocked about. B.G.C. complemented Battn on the work done in construction of a new line. Battalion relieved at night by 2/K.O.S.B. Difficult relief owing to wet and a very dark night not complete until 3.3am [30th]. Men very tired & somewhat worn after the strain of shell fire for 3 days. Casualties:- Capt F. Dobson wounded. Killed 14 OR; Wounded 26 OR; Missing 1 OR; Shell shock 3 OR. Casement Trench - 30/8/1916: Battn returned to Casement Trench on the Maricourt-Briqueterie Road. Very wet all day and conditions very miserable. Bttn slept in spite of it. Received word that Capt R.I. Gough had been awarded the DSO. Casualties:- Killed 6 OR; wounded 26 OR; Shell Shock 2 OR. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 29 Nov 1895 at Marton | 5 Jan 1896 at Marton |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Ernest Fred and Charlotte Wimbush | Snitterfield |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Snitterfield Council School 1903 to 1909 | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Marton | 1903 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Boar's Head, Church Street, Hampton Lucy | 1909 - Carriers Assistant in family business |
| 1903 - Barley Close, Snitterfield | 1911 - Carriers Assistant in family business |
| 1911 - Barley Close, Snitterfield | |
| 1917 - Snitterfield |
