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 | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 30 July 1915 in Havre, France | ~ | Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial |
| Stratford Holy Trinity Church | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Stratford Cemetery Memorial |
| Battle of the Somme (Ancre) | August 1914 in Hertford | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Sarton | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Harry is listed as being killed in action on 16th November 1916 during the latter stages of the Battle of the Somme. The very brief 6th Battalion war diary entries for the period 15th to 17th November are transcribed below. Sarton - 15.11.1916: Attacked Munich Trench with part of 112th Brigade. 4 Officers killed. Sarton - 16.11.1916: Entrenched near Waggon Road. Sarton - 17.11.1916: Marched from Waggon Road to Mailly-Maillet arriving at 6.30am. Stratford Herald - Friday 10th August 1917 Mr. and Mrs. White of Ely Street have been notified by the Warley Infantry Record Office that as no further news has been received of their son who was posted as missing after an engagement in France on November 11th last it has concluded that he is dead. Sergeant White was at one time the manager of the Stratford branch of the Empire Meat Company and subsequently transferred to the Tring branch. He joined the Bedfordshire Regiment about two and a half years ago. Towards the end of 1915 he was wounded and brought to Manchester where he remained for six months under medical treatment. On his discharge from hospital he spent a few days at home and then went to Rochester to give musketry instruction. He returned to the front nearly a year ago. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1891 in Stratford on Avon | 1 Dec 1891 in Stratford on Avon |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Thomas and Ann White | Almshouses, Stratford-on-Avon |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Stratford on Avon | 1901 - School age |
| 1901 - 11 Ely Street, Stratford on Avon | 1911 - Butchers Assistant |
| 1911 - 11 Ely Street, Stratford on Avon | 1912 - Manager, Empire Meat Company, Stratford |
| 1916 - 34 Ely Street, Stratford on Avon | 1914 - Manager, Empire Meat Company, Tring |