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 | British War & Victory Medals | H.A.C. Cemetery, Écoust-Saint-Mein |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 29 March 1917 in France | ~ | Knowle Avenue Bowling Club |
| Knowle War Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Local actions near Arras | 11 Dec 1915 in Knowle | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Ecoust St. Mein | 7th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment | |
- 11 Dec 1915 - enlisted in Knowle and placed in Army Reserve
- 20 Oct 1916 - called up to Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 15 Dec 1916 - transferred to 3rd (South Midland) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
- 21 Apr 1917 - transferred to 312th (West Riding) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Circumstances of Death
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Norman is listed as being killed in action on 26th May 1917. The 312th Brigade war diary shows that was one of 11 men killed attempting to put out a fire in the Battery ammunition dump which then exploded. The war diary entry for the 26th is transcribed below. Ecoust St. Mein - 26/5/1917: Fired on roads & ? in enemy area. 1.20pm: Explosion of ammunition dump if D Battery causing death of Capt. H.B. Gallimore and 10 other ranks. 2/Lt G. Hardy and 3 other ranks seriously wounded. The explosion was caused by a spark from a gun wheel was fired the Naffia fishing net camouflage covering the gun pit caught and the charges flared up. Meantime Officer and Nos 1 hurried up to extinguish it with earth and spades and 3 minutes after the fire began the shells blew up. One gun shield and carriage destroyed, another gun slightly damaged. In consequence of this accident RA 62nd Division has ordered that in future when fire occurs in 4.5” battery the men should be got clear or under cover and not attempt to extinguish this nature of ammunition. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1880 in Handsworth | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John (died 1893) and Maria Vaughan | Mill Cottage, Bentley Heath, Knowle |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1881 - 3 Booth Street, Handsworth | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 3 Booth Street, Handsworth | 1901 - Auctioneer |
| 1901 - 304 Alcester Road, King’s Norton | 1911 - Estate Agent |
| 1911 - Hill Crest, School Lane Solihull | 1915 - Estate Agent |
| 1915 - Mill Cottage, Bentley Heath, Knowle | |
- Next of kin was brother Thomas Edgar Vaughan, of Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield