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 | Military Medal British War & Victory Medals | Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Other Medal | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916? | Cross of St George - 4th Class (Russia) | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwickshire Yeomanry Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Mobilised | |
| Second Battle of Gaza | 5 Aug 1914 in Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Alexandria, Egypt | Original service number 1874 | |
Circumstances of Death
| Aldhelm is listed as dying of wounds on 4 May 1917 in Egypt. The Egypt Campaign war diaries are not yet online and Adderley's book The Warwickshire Yeomanry in the Great War does not mention casualties by name. Therefore we are unable to give any detail of the events leading to his death.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1896 in Warminster | 17 May 1896 at Warminster, Christchurch |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Reginald Toomer and Mary Letitia Smith | Warminster |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - The Pack Horse, Warminster | 1901 - School |
| 1901 - 15 Silver Street, Warminster | 1911 - Working on Grandfathers Farm |
| 1911 - Brickchimneys Farm, Frome | |
- From his service number we believe that Aldhelm enlisted on the 1st/1st Warwicks Territorials in late 1912 or early 1913
- Aldhelm's parents had connections with Warwick and once lived at Crompton Street, Warwick
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography
