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 & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Chili Trench Cemetery, Gavrelle |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 May 1916 | ~ | Temple Balsall Cemetery Gates |
| Balsall Common | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Battle of Arras | April 1916 in Knowle | Other War Memorials |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Gavrelle | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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James is listed as being killed in action on 23 Apr 1917 during the Battle of Arras. A precis of 11th Battalion war diary entry for that day can be found below. 23.4.1917 - Effie Trench: The battalion formed up in a line (red markers on map) NE of Fampoux in preparation to attack and capture of the objective, Greenland Hill (blue marker). After 30 minutes of artillery barrage the battalion moved forward in artillery formation as far as 100 yards east of Gavrelle-Roeux Road and dug in on a line shown by the green markers. They were unable to move forward any further due to heavy machine gun fire from the direction of the Chemical Works to their south (yellow marker) and a lack of support on their right flank due to the fact that the Division on their right was held up. They consolidated and held the green line until being relieved by the 6th Bedforshire Regiment the following day.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 11 Apr 1889 in Temple Balsall | 14 Jul 1889 at St. Mary's Temple Balsall |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Charles and Fanny Miles | Fen End, Temple Balsall |
| Wife & Marriage Details | Children |
| Mary Miles nee Hamer (died 1917) | Ellen May b 7 Jan 1909 | Charles Henry b 7 Jul 1911 |
| 14 Dec 1908 at St. Mary's Temple Balsall | Annie b 24 Dec 1914 | Frederick George b 20 Jul 1916 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1889 - Fen End, Temple Balsall | 1901 - School age |
| 1891 - Fen End, Temple Balsall | 1908 - Bricklayers labourer |
| 1901 - Fen End, Temple Balsall | 1911 - Bricklayers labourer |
| 1908 - Fen End, Temple Balsall | |
| 1911 - Old Cottage, Temple Balsall | |
| 1915 - Old Cottage, Temple Balsall | |
- Sadly It appears that James's wife Mary died as his pension card show their children in Guardianships, although not yet confirmed
there is the death of a Mary Miles recorded in the Solihall District during the Oct/Dec Qtr 1917. - On the pension card the Guardian of Ellen, Charles & Annie is shown as their grandfather Charles. The Guardian of Frederick is shown
as Rev Fairbains, The Vicarage Mrs Mary Gibbons of Church Road, Broughton Moor.
