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 Died | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Pozieres British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Date Commissioned | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| July 1915 at Gallipoli | 1911 to 2nd Lt | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick St. Paul | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Mobilised | |
| Battle of Deville Wood (Somme)` | 5 Aug 1914 at Northampton | Other War Memorials |
| Oundle School | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Dallington |
| Ovillers | 4th Bn Northants Regiment | |
Circumstances of Death
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Clifden is listed as being killed in action on 18 Aug 1916. The 1st/6th Battalion war diary for that day is transcribed below.
Ovillers - 18th - In trenches: Took part in attack with 1/5th R War R and 4th R Berks Rco-operated on right. Held up for a short time on right by German strong post but soon succeeded in taking whole objectives capturing 6 officers and 245 other ranks including large number of N.C.O.s.
Casualties Capt R C Lowe; 2nd Lt A.J.B Pearson; Lt C.J,. Crocket; 2nd Lt H.S. Skillington; 2nd Lt Lomax; 2nd Lt Phaggo killed. Capt B Hargreave, 2nd Lt Seddon & 2nd Lt Shelton wounded. O.R. 23 killed 90 wounded and 10 missing. END
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 27 Apr 1894 in Northampton | 31 May 1894 at Northampton, St. Michael |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Sir James Henry Clifden and Lady Susannah Rose Crockett | Dallington Lodge, Northampton |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Oundle School (Sidney House) May 1909 to Jul 1911 | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1894 - 53 Colwyn Road, Northampton | 1901 - School |
| 1901 - 36 East Park Parade, Northampton | 1911 - School |
| 1911 - Oundle School as a boarder | 1911 - Worked for family shoe business - Crockett & Jones |
| 1914 - Dallington Lodge, Northampton | 1911 - Army Officer in 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regt |
- Clifden had recovered from wounds incurred during the Gallipoli landings. He then went to France in July 1916
- Brother of Lawrence Crockett who also fell
- Clifden’s eldest sister, Emily Rose, married Ernest Harry Longland a former vicar at St Paul’s Church, Warwick
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography