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 & Victory Medals | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Southam Congregational |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of the Somme | After 13 Nov 1915 | Brassington, Derbyshire |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Les Boeufs | ||
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
William is listed as being killed in action on 12 Nov 1916, the battalion war diary for the day shows that they were in the front line trenches (Bennet; Germany; Miracle and a support trench) at Les Boeufs. No other details are given but they were being regularly shelled and other sources say that William was killed by a shell explosion. Casualties on the day were 8 killed and 10 wounded.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1893 at Brassington | 20 Apr 1893 at Hope, Derbyshire |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| William and Eliza Gould | Brassington |
| Wife | Marriage Date/Place |
| Ada Gould nee Glenn | Apr Qtr 1916 at Hinckley District |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1893 - Brassington | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Red Lion Hill, Brassington, Derbyshire | 1911 - Grocer at Southam Co-op |
| 1911 - Craven Lane, Southam (boarder) | 1915 - Grocer at Southam Co-op |
| 1915 - Southam | |
| 1918 - Hentow Farm, Harrow, Middx (Ada's address) |
Brother in law of Private Henry Glenn
