South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


2nd Lieutenant Marcena Hitchcock ORCUTT - 43rd Squadron Royal Flying Corps


Killed in Action on Friday 1st March 1918 aged 20

Marcena Orcutt


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals Merville Communal Cemetery 
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
10 Nov 1917 ~ Rowington
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Killed in Aircraft Crash 28 Jan 1917 at Warwick Christ's Hospital School  |  Rossall School 
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other Service Information
nr Merville  Pvt 23838 Royal Warwickshire  6 Jul 1917 - Gazzetted to 2nd Lt
    27 Sep 1917 - Qualified to Fly

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Killed whist flying a Sopwith Camel serial number B5623 on the Western Front when his engine failed on what was his second take off that day, he had been trying to find an enemy aeroplane that had been attacking British lines.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
1 Sep 1896 at Crouch End, London ~
   
Parents Names Abode
Harry F and Alice Orcutt Rowington Hall
   
Schools Colleges
Christ's Hospital School, Lincoln 1905-1911 ~
Rossett School, Fleetwood 1911  
   
Address History Employment History
1896 - Crouch End 1911 - Scholar                                                                  
1901 - Ravensworth, Regents Park Road, Finchley 1914 - Scholar
1911 - The School House, Wragley Road, Lincoln  
1914 - Rowington Hall, Rowington  
  • Marcena's parents were American citizens who owned the Gear Grinding Company who lived at Rowington Hall