South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


L/Corporal 2831 Walter Isaac NEWTON - 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Killed in Action on Sunday, April 25th 1915 aged 21


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
11 Nov 1914 in France ~ Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial
    Warwick St. Paul
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted  
Second Battle of Ypres August 1914 in Warwick  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
Vielje  ~ ~
     

Circumstances of Death

Walter is listed as being killed in action on 25 Apr 1915 during the British attack on Vielje. The 1st Battalion war diary for the period 24/26th April 1915 is transcribed below.

24th April 1915 - Locre: Left Locre at 7am & marched to Oudgrdon? and went into billets in huts about 12 noon. Brigade came up & orders were received to advance at 4pm via Vlamertinghe & halted outside Ypres from 8pm to 12mn. Started to rain. Ypres was heavily shelling and on fire.

25th April 1915 - Vielje: Left Ypres at 12mn for Vielje where orders were received for the attack. The Brigade attacked at 4.30am. We attacked the wood on the left of the line with 7th A&S Highlanders in support. The Seaforth Highlanders, R Irish Fus and R Dublin Fus attacked on our right on St. Julien. Owing to the German Trenches being insufficiently shelled and supports unable to come up the line retired at about 7am to trenches near the farm and consolidated our position. Our casualties were very heavy 17 officers and 500 other ranks killed, wounded and missing.

26th April 1915 - Vielje: Heavy gunfire all day. About 2.30pm the Northumberland Division attacked St. Julien without success. We opened supporting fire from our trenches. The Lahore Division attacked on our left but gained very little ground being stopped by gas.



 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
13 Oct 1894 at 30 Saltisford, Warwick  
   
Parents Names Abode
Isaac and Fanny Newton 32 Woodhouse Street, Warwick
   
Schools Colleges
Westgate Boys School ~
   
Address History Employment History
1894 - 30 Saltisford, Warwick 1901 - Scholar
1901 - 30 Saltisford, Warwick 1911 - Occupation not given in census
1911 - 8 St Pauls Terrace, Warwick 1914 - Labourer
1915 - 32 Woodhouse Street, Warwick