South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Arras Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 18 Nov 1915 | Mentioned in Dispatches | Shuckburgh |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Arras | Commissioned (Gazette) on 9 Nov 1914 from OTC | Preston Capes |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Mazingarbe | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The Brigade war diary places them in the lines to the east of Mazingarbe and is partially transcribed as follows: "2nd Lt J. HEMSTED D/106 reported missing , last seen making reconnaissance for forward O.P.". His body was never found and he is remembered on the Arras Memorial.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1885 at Corbridge | |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| Rev. Alfred and Mary Hemsted | 1901 & 1911 - Lower Shuckburgh Vicarage |
| 1914 - Preston Capes Rectory | |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| ~ | Frank born 31 May 1913 |
| Schools | Colleges |
| St. John's Foundation, Leatherhead | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Shawell Princess Street, Corbridge | 1901 - Schoolboy |
| 1901 - St. John's School, Leatherhead (Student) | 1911 - Tea Planter |
| 1913 - Allokolle Madulele, Ceylon |
A story in a family tree on Ancestry.co.uk reveals, if true, that of John Hemsted was the father of Frank born 31 May 1913. Frank was born to Maud Coling the cook at the vicarage of Rev Alfred Hemsted, Lower Shuckburgh. John was sent to Ceylon to work on a tea plantation in Allokolle Madulele, Ceylon where he stayed until returning to the UK to enlist.
Maud was sent elsewhere along with Alfred's old nanny until her confinement.The child Frank was taken to the Wilkinson family in 1914