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 | British War and Victory Medals | Pozieres Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After Nov 1916 | ~ | Stockton |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Place of Death | Date and Place Volunteered/Enlisted |
| Battle of the Lys | near Pacaut | Nov 1916 at Rugby |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On 3rd April 1918 the battalion were sent to by lorry to Saisseval. On the 4th they took up defensive positions in the front lines at or near Pacaut where they remained until the 12th April 1918, with Lorenzo being listed as killed on or after 9th April 1918. A two page report covering the period 4th to 12th April 1918 which is taken from the Battalion war diary (© National Archives) can be read by clicking here.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1896 at Stockton | 23 Feb 1896 at Stockton |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| Thomas and Jane Wincott | Stockton |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Stockton Council School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - Stockton | 1909 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Mount Pleasant, Stockton | 1911 - Wagon Runner at Cement Works |
| 1911 - 9 Elm Row, Stockton | |
| 1918 - 9 Elm Row, Stockton |
We believe that an error was made in the Roll of Honour and that Lorenzo Wincott was man being remembered not Thomas Wincott.
- We did find a Private 26775 Thomas George WINCOTT of Stockton who enlisted in December 1915 but Army Pension records show that he was discharged from the army on 30th June 1916 because his feet were badly deformed and he could not walk properly. Although the Warwickshire Roll of Honour book lists him as being the Thomas named on the memorial he never served aboard and he did not die until Jan Qtr 1946 at Warwick aged 60.
- Lorenzo's father was also called Thomas Wincott but he died in Jan Qtr 1914.
