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 | Ploegsteert Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Shipston on Stour |
| Shipston Council School | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Battle of the Lys (German Spring Offensive) | June 1915 at Stratford on Avon | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Calonne | Royal Navy - HMS Tamar | |
Military Service History
- 31 Oct 1914 - Enlisted in Royal Navy on HMS Tamar in Hong Kong aged 17 as Able Seaman J42875
- 29 Apr 1915 - Left Royal Navy aged 18
- June 1915 - Enlisted in Army at Stratford on Avon aged 18
- 23 Feb 1918 - Gazetted for Military Medal awarded for "For conspicuous devotion to duty, leading forward his party, pursuing and killing the enemy"
Circumstances of Death
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Hubert is listed as being killed in action on 14 Apr 1918. The battalion war diary indicates that he was killed in fighting which took place on 13 Apr 1918 and into the early hours of 14 Apr 1916 and is transcribed below. Calonne 13th 5am: Our Artillery opened a heavy bombardment on the enemys lines. 9am: Situation normal on our front and on right and left flanks 11am: Another prisoner belonging to the 29th Inf Regt, 16th Inf Div captured by our centre Coy in the road about Q.8.d arrived. 1:35pm: Enemy worked his way up and established himself at Q.8.c.8.0 and then north to Q.8.d.9.9. Artillery put down barrage from Q.8.c.8.0 to Q.8.d.3.6. Our line now held ran from Q.14.a.5.0 – Q.8.c.1.0 – Q.8.a.3.0 then north to the bend of River. 2:50pm: Enemy M.G’s increased activity, but situation good our troops back in their own line and houses reoccupied. Artillery kept firing on our barrage lines and on village. Enemy opened fire barrage on Battn HQ. Battalion relieved by 2/6th Bn R War Regt and 25 Entrench Bn. Relief proceeded very slowly owing to exceedingly black night and platoons got lost in the darkness. On relief Battn (less X Coy) proceeded to Hamet Billet and X Coy remained at Les Amusoires in the reserve to 182nd Composite Battn. Calonne 14th 6:30am: Battn arrived at Hamet Billet. Men breakfasted and rested. Battalion Strength Officers 16 Ranks 536. Casualties covering period from 11.4.1918 to 14-4-1918 Officers 3 killed (not named here), 1 Died of Wounds, 3 Wounded Other ranks Killed 28, Wounded 146, Missing 61 – total 235. Draft from ? Camp joined Battalion. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 9 Mar 1897 at Oxhill | 2 May 1897 at Water Orton |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Gertrude Fisher - father not named in Baptism Register | 5 Wellington Terrace, Moreton-in-Marsh |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Shipston Council School 1905 to 1910 | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1897 - Oxhill | 1904 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Kineton Road, Oxhill | 1911 - Under Training For Sea aged 14 |
| 1904 - Union Workhouse, Shipston on Stour | 1914 - Able Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve |
| 1911 - Navy League Sea Training Home, Liscard, Cheshire (childrens home) | |
| 1914 - HMS Tamar, Hong Kong | |
| 1918 - Shipston House, Shipston on Stour | |
- Our thanks to Mike Wells and the British Legion's Everyone Remembered website
