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 | WW1 Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Villers-Guislain Communual Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Other Campaign Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 27 Dec 1915 in France | ~ | Elmdon War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Cambrai | June/July 1915 in Warwick | Solihull War Memorial |
| Solihull Order of Loyal Caledonian Corks | ||
| Place of Death | Other Regiments or Units | |
| Villers Guislain | ||
Circumstances of Death
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William is listed as dying of wounds on 22 Nov 1917 and was buried at Villers-Guislan Cemetery. As there were no medical units that used the cemetery for its burials we are presuming that he was wounded on the 21st (see Casualty Evacuations). However it is possible that he was wounded during the operations of the 20th and he was not recovered from the battlefield until the 21st or 22nd. The very brief 5th Battalion war diary entries for the 21st, 22nd & 23rd are transcribed below. Villers Guislain - 21st [Nov 1917]: The Battalion continued to consolidate line taken previous day. Shelling was light. Casualties 1 Killed & 1 Wounded [William?] Villers Guislain - 22nd [Nov 1917]: Holding line - Casualties Nil Villers Guislain - 23rd [Nov 1917]: Holding line - Casualties Nil |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1885 in Elmdon Heath | 21 Jun 1885 in Elmdon |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William Henry and Mary Aldritt Britt | Elmdon Heath |
| Wife and Marriage | Children |
| Lilly Britt nee Jennings | William b 1907 | Beatrice b 1909 | Charles 1911 |
| 27 May 1906 in Elmdon | Hilda & Jessie b 1912 | Frank b 1913 | Lily b 1915 |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Elmdon School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1885 - Sheldon | 1891 - School age |
| 1891 - Elmdon Road, Elmdon | 1901 - Bricklayers Labourer |
| 1901 - Elmdon Heath | 1909 - Stoker at Gas Works |
| 1909 - Drury Lane, Solihull | 1911 - General Labourer |
| 1911 - Drury Lane, Solihull | |
| 1915 - 1911 - Drury Lane, Solihull | |
- Brother of Albert Henry Britt and Sidney Britt both of whom also fell
