South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
|
|
|
Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
|---|---|---|
| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Heilly Station Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 1915 in France | ~ | Hockley Heath War Memorial |
| Umberslade Baptist Church | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Hundred Days Offensive | Commissioned 5 Oct 1914 | Other War Memorials |
| Horrabridge, Devon | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Clifton College Roll of Honour |
| 20th CCS, Mericourt-l'Abbe | ~ | |
Previous Service
- 5 Mar 1902 - Commissioned as 2nd Lt in Royal North Devon Hussars
- 1906 - Left the Hussars and began farming
- Aug 1914 - Appointed as a Remount purchasing officer (Sourcing Horses for the Army)
- 5 Oct 1914 - Joined Devonshire Regiment and promoted to Temp Capt [Gazette]
- Sept 1915 - Badly wounded in Battle of Loos and invalided home
- 16 Feb 1918 - Returned to Active Service [Gazette]
- 7 May 1918 - Arrived back in France at Marsailles aboard the Leasowe Castle and boarded train to Noyelles
- 2 Sep 1918 - Wounded at Moislains
Circumstances of Death
|
Joseph is listed as dying of wounds on 4th September 1918 at the 20th Casualty Clearing Station which was the only hospital using Heilly Station cemetery at that time. The 16th Battalion war diary for the 2nd Septemer is transcribed below and is self-explanatory. In the Field - 2/9/18: 5.30am Zero Hour, attack on village of Moislains. Strong resistence met with by A & B Companies - casualties heavy. Capt Muntz, 2/Lt Moody, 2/Lt Jones, 2/Lt Garcia. Wounded. Posts held by A Company in Moislains trench. 2/Lt Moriaty gassed. D Coy relieved A & B Coys. Bn HQ's situated C 22 central. Liason established on left with London Regt. Gas shelling at intervals during day. Heavy shelling during night 2nd/3rd. C Coy in support. 14 R M on right. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
|---|---|
| Oct Qtr 1876 at Umberslade Hall | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George Frederick & Sara Matilda Muntz | Umberslade Hall, Umberslade |
| Wife | Abode |
| Imogen Mary Muntz nee Collier [More Here] | Foxhams, Horrabridge, Devon |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Clifton College, Bristol - left 1890 | Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1876 - Umberslade Hall, Umberslade | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1881 - Umberslade Hall, Umberslade | 1901 - Student |
| 1890 - Clifton School, Bristol | 1906 - Farmer |
| 1901 - Not known (Cirencester) | |
| 1910 - Heathcot, Yelverton | |
| 1915 - Foxhams, Horrabridge, Devon | |
- Joseph's father died in 1898 and Joseph inherited £50,000 and Monkspath Farm, Solihull
- Joseph's father, George Frederick Muntz, funded the construction of Umberslade Baptist Chapel in the grounds of Umberslade Hall