South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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L/Corporal 4476 Ernest William John HARDWICK - 2nd/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
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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 | Pozieres British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Winter Operations on the Somme | August 1915 at Birmingham | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Mouquet Farm, nr Thiepval | ~ | Wolverton, Buckinghamshire |
Circumstances of Death
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Ernest is listed as being killed in action on 10 Dec 1916. The very brief 2nd/5th Battalion war diary entry for the period 8th to 11th December 1916 is transcribed below, in full. No details of any casualties are given and it is assumed that Ernest was killed during the relief on the 10th mentioned below. Martinsart - 8/12/1916: Working parties Martinsart - 9/12/1916: Working parties Martinsart - 10/12/1916: Battalion relieved the 2/6th Gloucesters in Mouquet Farm area, centre subsection. Relief complete at 11.30am. Mouquet Farm Sector - 11/12/1916: Battalion extended front to the left relieving 2/6th Warwicks. Relief completed 6am 12/12/16. END |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1883 at Newport Pagnell | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Charles and Jane Hardwick | Wolverton, Bucks |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Agnes Hardwick nee Woodall | Florence Ena born 18 Aug 1916 |
| Jul Qtr 1914 at Coventry | |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1883 - | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 168 Top Street, Bradwell, Bucks | 1901 - Furnace Boy, Railway Works |
| 1901 - 459 Ledsam Street, Wolverton | 1911 - Coach Finisher |
| 1911 - 74 Victoria Road, Dukinfield, Manchester | |
| 1914 - 5 Avon Street, Warwick | |
| 1917 - 50 Aylsbury Street, Wolverton, Bucks (wife) | |
