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 |
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| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Delville Wood Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| May 1915 in France | ~ | Kenilworth War Memorial |
| Kenilworth St. Nicholas | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Commissioned | |
| Battle of the Somme (Flers Courcelette) | 1 Sep 1913 (Gazette) from Charterhouse OTC | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Flers Courcelette | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Trevor is listed as being killed in action on 15th September 1916, the 6th Battalion war diary entry for that day is transcribed below. 15th Sep 1916: The Brigade assaulted the enemy trenches. 6.20am: Zero Hour 7.53am: 2 Coys moved forward to Clarks Trench. 47th Division held up in High Wood 8.20am: Orders for 15 Bde to take Martinpuich 11am: Bn HQ moved to Clarks Trench. Various messages from Coys attached 4.15pm: Order received that Clarks Trench would be organised by OC 6th N F & an assault made on 2nd Objective, this was cancelled & 15th Bde came up about 9.30pm but could do nothing. Brigade was relieved by 15th Bde. Casualties were ascertained to be 279 OR. Capt T C Tweedy was killed. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 13 Apr 1895 in Kenilworth | 10 May 1895 at Kenilworth |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Reginald Carlyon and Edith J. Tweedy | Hyde House, Waterloo Place, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Charter House School 1910 to 1912 | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Kenilworth | 1901 - School |
| 1901 - Abbey Hill, Kenilworth | 1911 - School |
| 1911 - Pagerler, Charterhouse, Godalming | 1913 - Army Officer with Northumberland Fusiliers |
| 1916 - Abbey House, Kenilworth | |
