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 | Pont-de-Nieppe Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 18 May 1917 in Havre, France | ~ | Hillmorton |
| Rugby Memorial Gates | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Parnell & Sons Roll of Honour |
| Build up to Battle of Messines (1917) | 10 Dec 1915 at Hillmorton (to Reserve) | |
| Place of Death | Date and Place Mobilised | Previous Regiments or Units |
| near Hill 63, Ploegsteert | 30 May 1916 at Plymouth | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Archibald is listed as dying from wounds in the field on 27 May 1917, just 9 days after arrived in France. We are still trying to find the Battery war diary and ascertain the facts leading up to his death. Archibald's service record tells us that he became a 1st Class Signaller on 24 Jan 1917. We have ascertained from Dick Flory, a user on the Great War Forum that his copy of 332 Siege Battery, R.G.A.: An Account of Its Adventures in the Great War, 1917-18 states that "the first shoot was carried out on May 22nd... after the Battery had been in action about three days [25 May?], while [2nd Lieut.] Key was up at the O. P. on Hill 63, a shell landed just outside of it, killing Gnr. Jones, one of the B.C.As, and wounding Gnr. Morgan, a Signaler, and Bdr. Teare, another of the B.C.A.s. These were the first casualties." There is no mention of the wounding of Archibald, though it is mentioned in the books' "Roll of Honor" that he died of wounds on 27 May 1917. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1883 in Rugby | 27 Apr 1883 at Rugby St. Andrew |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John (deceased) and Alice Canham | Hillmorton |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Laura Emily Canham nee Knight | Muriel Mary born 30 Dec 1914 |
| 24 Mar 1913 at Daglingworth, Glouc | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1883 - 5 James Street, Rugby | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - London Road, Stretton on Dunsmore | 1901 - House Painter |
| 1901 - 4 South Avenue, Buxton, Derbys (boarder) | 1911 - House Painter |
| 1911 - Upper Street, Hillmorton |
1915 - Painter & Paper Hanger - Parnell & Sons |
| 1915 - 19 Benn Street, Rugby |
