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 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals | Aubers Ridge British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 9 Oct 1914 in France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick St. Paul | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Second Battle of Artois | May-Jul 1914 at Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Aubers | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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William is listed as being killed in action on 15 Jun 1915. The 2nd Battalion war diary entries for the 14th, 15th and 16th June are transcribed below. June 14. Quiet day. Work in evening very slight owing to demonstration Bombardment of E [Enemy] lines from 4pm. Enemy shelled D.1. Three casualties. June 15. Work continued on Support Trenches. About 8.30am mines exploding a sap mine below a German gallery, gallery believed destroyed. Miners again went down again too soon, seven of whom then became gassed by after? Gas. Enemy shelled our centre slightly. G.O.C inspected the trenches. Demonstration bombardment in the evening. June 16. A quiet day & very hot. Our trench mortar fired about 6pm. Enemy shelled & were repelled by our own heavies. Work continued on trenches. A considerable amount of firing continued throughout the night. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1892 in Warwick | 3 Jul 1892 at Warwick, St. Paul |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George and Jane Susanna Tilsley | 10 Wheatley Street, Coventry |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1892 - 5 Theatre Street, Warwick | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1901 - 4 Edwards Court, Market Street, Warwick | 1911 - Greenkeeper |
| 1911 - 4 Woodwards Court, Warwick | |
| 1915 - 11 St. Laurence Avenue, Warwick | |
- Harry Percy Tilsley who also fell
- Photographs courtesy of Warwick War Memorial Project Biography and Find A Grave