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 | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Puchevillers British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 23 Mar 1915 in Havre, France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick St. Nicholas | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Warwick School |
| Battle of the Somme | Commissioned on 13 Dec 1911 (Territorials) | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| CCS at Puchevillers | Oundle School | |
Service History
- 14 Sep 1913 - Promoted to Lieutenant (Gazette)
- 5 Aug 1914 - Mobilised at Warwick
- 19 Sep 1915 - Promoted to Captain (Gazette)
Circumstances of Death
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Arthur is listed as dying of wounds on 29 Aug 1916. The Battalion war diary reveals in an appendix that he was wounded on 26 Aug 1916 and taken to hospital. Both the 1st and 44th Casualty Clearing Stations used Puchevillers Cemetery to bury their dead and Arthur would have died at one of them. The extent of his wounds are not stated. The very brief Battalion war diary entry for the 26th August is transcribed below and from it we assume that Arthur was wounded by shell fire: 26 Aug 1916 - Bouzincourt: Bn relieved 1/6 R War R in trenches near Ovillers. Heavy shelling. Wet day. [END] |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 29 Mar 1889 in Warwick | 18 Jul 1889 at Warwick St. Nicholas |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Harry George and Janet Park Moffat Godfrey-Payton | The Bridge House, Myton, Warwick |
| Schools | Schools |
| Coten End School and Warwick School | Oundle School 1904 to 1906 |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1889 - Mill Street, Warwick | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 11 Mill Street, Warwick | 1905 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Myton, Warwick | 1906 - Assistant in Family Land Agents officer |
| 1911 - The Bridge House, Myton, Warwick | 1911 - 2nd Lt in Territorial Army & Surveyor |
| 1915 - The Bridge House, Myton Warwick | 1914 - Surveyor for Inland Revenue |
- Member of the Institute of Surveyors
- Photograph copyright of Oundle School
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography
