South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Sergeant 1371 George Trevor MAYCOCK - 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Killed in Action on Tuesday, September 26th 1916 aged 34

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Thiepval Memorial
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
21 Nov 1915 in France ~ Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial
    Westgate School
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted  
Battle of Morval (Somme) 22 Feb 1896 in Warwick  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
near Morval Boy 4658 Royal Warwickshire  
     

Service History

22 Mar 1896 to 20 Sep 1913 - Served in Enland
20 Mar 1913 to 19 Feb 1914 - Served in Malta

  • 24 Feb 1896 - Posted at Chatham as Boy Soldier
  • 10 Mar 1900 - Posted as Private in 4th Battalion Royal Warwickshire
  • 18 Oct 1900 - Promoted to L Corporal
  • 2 Mar 1901 - Promoted to Corporal
  • 1 Jul 1905 - Promoted to Sergeant
  • 1 Apr 1911 - Promoted to Colour Sergeant
  • 7 Mar 1914 - Retired from Army?
  • October 1914 - Mobilised at Warwick

Circumstances of Death

George is listed as being killed in action on 26 Sep 1916. The 16th Battalion war diary for that day is transcribed below.

Morval - Sept 26th 1916:

  • 6.30am: I moved my headquarters to T.11.a.7.1
  • 11am: I reported to Bde that I had got 2 Coys in the line from T.11.b.2.8 to T.11.b.4.54 and two Coys from T.11.b.9.2 to T.12.d.2.8 and had asked 1st Cheshire for 1 Coy to occupy trench from T.11.a.7.5 to T.11.a.7.2
  • 1.20pm: I asked artillery to shell German trench T.11.d.8.5 to T.12.c.2.2
  • 2.40pm: Message from Leicester Regiment that they were relieving us
  • 4.20pm: I asked artillery to shell section of trench T.11.d.8.4 to T.12.d.2.2 held by Germans
  • 4.35pm: Message from OC D Coy that he was not in touch with Battn on his left
  • 4.35pm: I ordered OC D Coy to make a defensive flank from T.11.b.1.8 thirty yards along the sunken road towards Morval Mill, also to get in touch with battn on left.
  • 5.30pm: Guides sent to the 1st Cheshires to bring up Leicester Regt
  • 7.30pm: Message from OC B Coy to say that a strong German patrol had approached their lines but had been driven off with rifle & machine gun fire
  • 12 midnight: Relief complete. Battn moved to Oxford Copse arriving at 4.30am [27 Sep 1916]
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
18 Feb 1882 in Peshawur, India 20 Mar 1882 in Peshawur, India
   
Parents Names Abode
George and Catherine Maycock Both deceased
   
Wife and Marriage Details Children
Catherine Maycock nee Hudson George Trevor born 14 Mar 1905
20 Aug 1904 in Leamington Spa Frances Hilda born 4 Dec 1907
   
Schools Schools
1891 - Royal Military Asylum (School), Chelsea
  
   
Address History Employment History
1882 - Peshawur, India 1891 - Apprentice at Royal Military Asylum
1891 - 74 New Kent Road, Newington 1901 - Private in Royal Warwick's
1901 - Colchester Barracks 1901 - Corporal in Royal Warwicks
1905 - Chapel Street, Warwick 1905 - Lance Sergeant in Royal Warwick's
1911 - Budbrooke Barracks, Warwick 1911 - Colour Sergeant in Royal Warwick's
1915 - 44 High Street, Warwick  
   
  • Warwick War Memorial Project Biography
  • George's father George, an Army Pensioner, died in London during June 1891
  • On 31 Mar 1901 George's mother Catherine Charlotte is recorded on the census at Warwick Union Workhouse
  • On 5 Apr 1901 George's mother Catherine died and she was buried at St. Nicholas Church on 9 Apr 1901

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