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 | Forest Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After May 1917 in France | ~ | Shipston on Stour War Memorial |
| Shipston Council School | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Shipston Adult School |
| Hundred Days Offensive | April 1917 at Birmingham | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Poix du Nord | Pte 42679 Lancashire Fusiliers | |
Circumstances of Death
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Francis (Frank) is listed as being killed in action on 27 Oct 1918 but we suspect from the war diary entries the period 26th to 28th inclusive that he was killed on the 28th. The entries are transcribed below and should be read in conjuction with a newspaper report in the Evesham Journal which mentions a letter to Frank's widow which in part states "Your husband was in charge of a gun and team, and was sheltering in a dug-out with his men, when an enemy shell struck it, and killed three of them, your unfortunate husband among them". Herpies Mill - 26/10/18: Bn relieved 33rd Bn Poix Du Nord - 27/10/18: Advanced B.H.Q. moved to Poix Du Nord. Redistributed guns in line and made all arrangements for SOS lines. Light harassing fire. Casualties Wounded 8 OR Poix Du Nord - 27/10/18: Nil Casualties: Killed 3 O.R [see above] Wounded: Maj C.A.M Jackson; 2nd Lt C.H. Hands; 5 O.R's |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 19 May 1892 at Shipston on Stour | 26 Jun 1892 Shipston on Stour |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Thomas and Ruth Manders | Shipston on Stour |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Annie Manders nee Box later Freeman | Francis Thomas born 28 Mar 1916 |
| 15 Aug 1915 at Blockley | |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Shipston Council School 1895 to 1905 | Shipston Adult School |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1892 - Horn Lane, Shipston on Stour | 1895 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Station Road, Shipston on Stour | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1911 - Husbandmans End, Shipston on Stour | 1911 - Printer |
| 1915 - Blockley, Glos | 1915 - Sawyer (marriage cert) |
| 1916/17 - Munitions worker (newspaper) |
