South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Lance Corporal 3478 Louis Walter GREENWAY - 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade


Killed in Action on Friday, October 30th 1914 aged 21


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914 Star & ClaspBritish War & Victory Medals Ploegsteert Memorial 
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
18 Sep 1914 at St Nazaire, France  ~ Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted  
Battle of Armentieres 9 Jun 1909 at Warwick  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
Flamangerie Farm ~ ~
     

Circumstances of Death

Louis is listed as being killed by shellfire on 30 Oct 1914. He was killed by an enemy shell, his remains were never recovered and he is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial.

Trenches at Flamangerie Farm 30.10.14: Still in trenches. Slight shelling. Casualties:- 2 Riflemen killed and 1 man wounded.

10.30pm: Demonstration by enemy who pushed forward patrols. END



 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1893 at Warwick  
   
Parents Names Abode
John and Mary Alice Greenway  11 Commercial Buildings, Warwick 
   
Schools Colleges
Warwick Borough C E  ~
   
Address History Employment History
1893 - Warwick 1901 - Scholar
1901 - 11 Commercial Buildings, Warwick 1909 - Soldier in Rifle Brigade - joined as a Boy
1911 -  Dagshai Barracks, India 1914 - Soldier in Rifle Brigade
1914 - 11 Commercial Buildings, Warwick