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 | La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 23 Mar 1915 in Havre, France | ~ | Newbold on Avon |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Mobilised | Other War Memorials |
| Second Battle of Ypres | 5 Aug 1915 in Warwick | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Steenbeck Trenches, Wulverghen | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Lewis is listed as being killed in action on 28 May 1915 when the listening post he was manning was attacked by enemy forces. The 1st/7th Battalion war diary entries for the 28th is transcribed below. Steenbeck Trenches, Wulverghen - 28 May 1915: Hot day, little wind. At 1am Listening Post of C Coy attacked by enemy who were driven off, leaving in the field the body of an Under Officer Adam Horner, which was recovered by us and brought in. He wore the Iron Cross ribbon & belonged to 9 Coy 5th Bavarian Reserve Regiment. The post, Cpl Bromage, Ptes Hill 1932, Eaton 1933 and Hall 2308 behaved with great gallantry. Pte Hill was killed & Pte Eaton, though wounded, continued to fire with fresh deliberation. On the enemy being driven off Cpl Bromage and Pte Hall took in the body of Pte Hill & assisted the wounded man and then went out again to the Post to recover the body of the German Under Officer killed. The body was buried at La Plus Douve Farm. Trenches visited by B. Gen & staff in connection with above. Bn HQ shelling in the evening, no casualties but a certain amount of material damage done. Bn relieved in the trenches by 1/8 Warwicks & proceeded to Hutments at Jonesville in Divisional Reserve. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1896 in Newbold on Avon | 19 Jan 1896 in Newbold on Avon |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Edward and Eliza Hill | Newbold on Avon |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - Newbold on Avon | 1911 - Bakers Assistant |
| 1901 - Newbold Village Cottage, Newbold on Avon | 1913 - Member of Territorial Army? |
| 1911 - Newbold on Avon | |
| 1914 - Newbold on Avon | |
- Birth registered and Baptised as Louis Henry not Lewis Henry
- We believe, from his service number, that Lewis had joined the 7th Bn Territorials sometime between March 1913 and February 1914
