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 | Military Medal, British War & Victory Medals | Bus House Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 3 May 1916 in Le Havre, France | Awarded Military Medal (Gazette) | Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial |
| Stratford Holy Trinity Church | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Stratford Cemetery Memorial |
| Local actions near Ypres | 8 Nov 1915 in Birmingham | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Hollebeke, Ypres | ~ | Moreton in Marsh & Batsford Memorial |
Circumstances of Death
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Francis is listed as being killed in action of the 25th June 1917. The 23rd Battalion war diary entries for the period 24th to 26th June are transcribed below. Left of Canal – 24.6.1917: Our artillery drop a creeping barrage on enemy shell holes S of Hollebeke. Enemy retaliate a litte. Enemy’s aeroplanes still very active. They fly very low over our trenches. Our Lewis guns and machine guns open fire but are of little success. 9.30pm: 11 R W Surrey Regt. relieve us. Coy in reserve line relieved first, then front line and support Line. 11pm: Relief complete. Battalion return to Old French Trench taking up a position to the left of Shelley dump & Arundell House. Casualties 4 O.R. wounded. Old French Trench – 25.6.1917: Our artillery drops a creeping barrage on the enemys’ shell holes south of Hollebeke 9am: Old French Trench slightly shelled. Enemy’s artillery appears to be registering 3pm: Heavy shelling of our position. A & B Coy take up new positions in Convent Lane and Shelley Lane. 8pm: Battalion HQ establishes in Sap at the top of Convent Lane. 9.30pm: Intense bombardment by our artillery. Casualties 70 O.R. wounded, 5 O.R. killed. Old French Trench – 26.6.1917: Enemy’s artillery very active. C Coy takes up new position in Victoria Street East & West remainder of day reasonably quiet. Casualties 10 O.R. killed, 10 O.R. wounded. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1896 in Moreton in Marsh | 11 Oct 1896 in Moreton in Marsh |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Samuel Edwin and Charlotte Gibbs | 17 Bordon Place, Strafford-on-Avon |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - East Street, Moreton in Marsh | 1911 - Apprentice Tailor |
| 1901 - East Street, Moreton in Marsh | 1915 - Shop Assistant |
| 1911 - 1 East Street, Moreton in Marsh | |
| 1915 - 1 East Street, Moreton in Marsh | |
| 1915 - 9 Ely Street, Stratford on Avon (father) | |
| 1915 - 19 Park Road, Stratford on Avon (pension card) | |
| 1918 - 17 Bordon Place, Strafford-on-Avon (CWGC) |
