South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Bombadier 614503 Thomas WORRALL - 2nd/1st Warwick Battery, 126th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery


Killed in Action on Thursday August 16th, 1917 aged 25

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Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals Track X Cemetery, Ypres
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
After 1 Jan 1916 ~ Southam War Memorial
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)  Oct 1915 at Leamington Spa   
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other Military Information

Ypres

~ Enlisted with Gunner 614505 John Henry King
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

The war diary for July and August 1917 is missing from the original record and therefore we cannot refer to it. We can say that Thomas was killed on the first day of the Battle of Langemarck and that his burial site at Hogeziekenweg is just a few kilometers away from Langemarck. We are endeavouring to find out exactly where and why Thomas was killed.
 
Picture of Bombadier Worrall courtesty of Southam Heritage Collection

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Bapitsm Date/Place
21 Dec 1892 at Southam 30 Apr 1893 at Southam
   
Parents Names Parents Abode
John and Elizabeth Worrall Coventry Street, Southam
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History                       
1892 - Southam 1911 - Labourer at cement works
1901 to 1917 - Coventry Street, Southam