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 | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 January 1916 in France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington St. John's Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Local trench warfare near Ypres | April 1915 in Coventry | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Ypres | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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George is listed as being killed in action on 14th March 1917. The very brief 13th Battalion war diary entries for the period 12th to 15th March are transcribed below and suggest that George was killed by enemy shellfire falling on the H2 sector of the front lines. Ypres - 12 Mar 1917: A Coy moved to Ypres & billeted at Infantry Barracks & Ramparts Ypres – 13 Mar 1917: No diary entry made Ypres – 14 Mar 1917: H2 heavily shelled, casualties caused. Ypres – 15 Mar 1917: No diary entry made |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1877 in Leamington Spa | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Frederick and Mary Jones | 46 St. Georges Road, Leamington Spa |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Mary Elizabeth Jones nee Quarterman | Ida b 19 Mar 1903; Hilda b 3 Apr 1906; Constance b 1 Feb 1909 |
| Apr Qtr 1898 in Leamington Spa | Gladys b 16 Jun 1911; Doris 3 Jun 1915 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1877 - Leamington Spa | 1881 - Scholar |
| 1881 - 15 St Johns Road, Leamington Spa | 1891 - Scholar (aged 14) |
| 1891 - 46 St. Georges Road, Leamington Spa | 1901 - General Labourer |
| 1901 - 27 Scotland Place, Leamington Spa | 1911 - General Labourer |
| 1911 - 2 House Court 15, Gosford Street, Coventry | |
| 1917 - Hawk Lane, Bloxham, Banbury |
