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 and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Vis-en-Artois Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1917 in France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick St. Paul | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Battle of Albert (1918) | Oct/Nov 1916 in London | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Happy Valley, Heilley | Pvt 8242 18th Bn London Regiment | |
Circumstances of Death
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Reginald is listed as being killed in action on 22 Aug 1918. The 1st/24th Battalion war diary for the period evening of 21st to early morning of 23rd August transcribed below. Wednesday Aug 21 1918 – Heilly: Bn rested in Heilly area. 11pm Bn prepares to move Thursday Aug 22 1918 – Heilly: Attack on Happy Valley. Coys in position at 3.55am. BN HQ at K.10.d.5.0 6.45am: Advance HQ under Lt Coombe established in gunpits in K.12.a 8.10am: HQ Established L.1.a.3.2. Advance HQ established L.1.a.3.2. Runner sent to find Coys at 10am. 12 noon: First report from Coys from HQ runners. A & B in Green Line. 4pm. Front line withdrawn to Brown line owing to intense enfilade MG fire and heavy shelling. SOS went up at 5.15pm. Coy of 23rd [London] sends a situation report to Bde and at 7pm our artillery opened a covering barrage in front of Brown line along Happy Valley. 142nd Bde was withdrawn at 11.30pm leaving 15th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 17th Battalions holding the line. Friday Aug 23 1918 – Happy Valley, Heilly: 6am: Bn relief complete. Casualties: Officers Killed 2; Wounded 6, taken prisoner 1. Other rank casualties not mentioned. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1898 in Warwick | 1 Oct 1898 at Wootten Wawen, St Peter's |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John and Mary Jane Boulton | 55 West Street, Warwick |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - Wootton Wawen | 1911 - School |
| 1901 - Wootton Hill, Wootton Wawen | |
| 1911 - 55 West Street, Warwick | |
| 1916 - 55 West Street, Warwick | |