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 | St. Sever Cemetery Extension |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 in France | ~ | Kenilworth War Memorial |
| Kenilworth Methodist Church | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Mobilised | Kenilworth St. Barnabas |
| Local actions near Pozieres | July 1915 in Coventry | Kenilworth St. Nicholas |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Military Hospital, Rouen | ||
Circumstances of Death
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Jesse died of wounds at a Military Hospital in Rouen having been wounded by enemy shelling on 8th December 1916. The 307th Brigade war diary entry for that day is transcribed below. 57d.R.34.d.5.7 [N of Pozieres] – Dec 8th 1916: During the morning the Dump at Tullocks Corner and Battery position of D/307 was heavily shelled causing several casualties. It was therefore decided to move the Battery into an unoccupied position at R.34.c.7.0. Major Torrens commanding the Battery [D] was unfortunately killed. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1896 in Hucknall Torkard, Notts | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William Thomas and Sarah Mowe | The Globe, The Square, Kenilworth |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - Hucknall Torkard | 1911 - Factory Worker |
| 1901 - Miners Arms Inn, Foleshill | |
| 1911 - Globe Hotel, The Square, Kenilworth | |
| 1914 - Globe Hotel, The Square, Kenilworth | |
