South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Monchy British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After Jan 1916 | ~ | Coughton War Memorial |
| Sambourne War Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Studley War Memorial |
| Battle of Cambrai | Jan 1916 at Birmingham | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| east of Monchy-le-Preux | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On the day Edward is listed as being killed, 1 Dec 1917, the Battalion were in the front lines directly east of Monchy-le-Preux and directly west of Boiry-Notre-Dame. The battalion war diary entry for the day is as follows: "Enemy shelled periodically during the day. Front line was evacuated at 7pm for Gas Bombardment of enemy's front system by Special Stokes Mortars. Fairly quiet night"| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1897 at Sambourne | 6 Mar 1898 at Coughton |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| Philip Henry (died 1898) and Hannah Johnson now Stokes | Station Road, Studley |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| ~ | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - Sambourne | 1911 - school |
| 1901 - Studley | |
| 1911 - 56 Station Road, Studley | |
