South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 16557 Ernest Oliver HOMANS - 7th Battalion Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry


Died on Thursday 20th January 1916 aged 24

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Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Mesopotamia 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Pieta Military Cemetery 
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
21 Sep 1915 ~ Salford Priors
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Died of Dysentery Dec 1914 at Evesham ~
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
Pieta, Malta ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Ernest died of Dysentery at a military hospital in Malta.
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
13 Oct 1891 at Salford Priors 15 Nov 1891 at Salford Priors
   
Parents Names Abode
Edwin and Sarah Homans Salford Priors
   
Wife & Marriage Date/Place Children & Year of Birth
Clara Homans nee Baldock Harvey born 27 Oct 1914
Jan Qtr 1914 at Alcester District Ernestine Olive born 1 Jun 1916
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1891 - Salford Priors 1901 - School boy
1901 - Chapel Oak, Salford Priors 1911 - Farm labourer
1911 - Salford Priors  
1916 - Salford Priors  
   

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