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 | Achiet-le-Grand Cemetery Extension |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 21 December 1917 in France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick St. Nicholas | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Warwick School |
| Winter Operations 1917/18 | 1916 in Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Date Commissioned | Previous Regiments or Units |
| Achiet le Grand | 25 Sep 1917 (Gazette) | Pte 24842 Royal Warwickshire |
Circumstances of Death
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Robert is listed as being killed in action on 9 Jan 1918. The 17th Battalion war diary entry for that day is transcribed below. Croisilles - 1918-Jan-9: Bn in the front line trenches. Hostile Artillery fairly active, also our own. 2/Lt Freeman took out a day light Patrol to find and bring back a German who had been seen in No Mans Land but he was not to be found. Patrol work was carried out during the hours of darkness but no enemy were encountered. 2nd/Lt McCartney was killed whilst on duty in the Front Line trenches. Sugar tickets first issued to Officers and men going on leave. END |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1898 in Warwick | 9 Oct 1898 at Warwick, St. Nicholas |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| James Broll and Jane Elizabeth McCartney | The Woodman, 2 Priory Road, Warwick |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Warwick School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - 2 Priory Road, Warwick | 1911 - School |
| 1901 - Woodman Inn, 2 Priory Road, Warwick | 1916 - Officer Training Cadet |
| 1911 - The Woodman, 2 Priory Road, Warwick | |
| 1917 - The Woodman, 2 Priory Road, Warwick | |
- Robert was Senior Prefect at Warwick School.
- Robert was a CSM in Warwick School's OTC
- Robert's father was Landlord of the now closed Woodman pub on Priory Street, Warwick
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography