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 & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | St. Sever Cemetery Ext |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 21 Jul 1915 in France | ~ | Leek Wootton |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Operations on the Ancre (1917) | 5 Sep 1914 in Uttoxeter | ~ |
| Place of Death | Promotion(s) | |
| 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen | Promoted to Lance Corporal on 14 Mar 1916 | |
Circumstances of Death
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Sydney is listed as dying of wounds on 7 Mar 1916. According to his service record he was originally wounded by gunshot on 20 Feb 1917 and admitted to the 34th Casualty Clearing Station at Grovetown (Somme) with gunshot wounds to arm and ribs and then on 5 Mar 1917 he was transferred to the 3rd Stationary Hospital at Rouen where he died the next day. The 10th Battalion war diary entry for 20 Feb 1917, the day he was wounded, is transcribed below. In The Line [near Guillemont] - 20th: 3.50am Enemy recommenced shelling 4.30am: Shelling stopped 5.0am: Situation norma but slightly more shell fire than usual. Slight mist and rain. Relieved by the 11th K.R.R.C. Relief completed by 10.30am. Slippery walk back over the duckboards to Guillemont Camp. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 13 Feb 1895 in Leek Wootton | 31 Mar 1895 at All Saints, Leek Wootton |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Alfred and Elizabeth Edwards | The Avenue, Leek Wootton |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Leek Wootton | 1901 - School age |
| 1901 - Village, Leek Wootton | 1911 - Groom |
| 1911 - The Avenue, Leek Wootton | 1914 - Footman |
| 1914 - Uttoxeter? | |
- Brother of Charles Edwards who also fell
- Sydney's father, Alfred, lived and worked on the Guy's Cliffe estate
- In August 1916 Sydney was wounded in his left leg but returned to his unit after a spell in Hospital in Rouen
