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 | Vis-en-Artois Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1917 | ~ | Cherington & Stourton |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of the Selle | Dec 1916 at Stratford on Avon | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Havrincourt | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Walter is listed as being killed in action on 20 Oct 1918. The war diary for the day is transcribed below:Trenches [Havrincourt Wood] 20th: A Coy carried out 2 useful patrols but did not obtain a prisoner. 1 OR killed & 3 OR wounded in the line. 2 OR & 2 water cart horses killed on the water point nof NEUVILLE. At night the Bde is relieved. Battn is relieved by 1st D.C.L.I & withdraws into Rest Billets at HAPLINCOURT arrived there during early morning of 21st inst. During this time in the trenches [14th to 21st Oct 1918] Bn suffered 2 officers and 55 OR casualties. 3 hot meals a day were sent up to all Coys in trenches. END
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1896 at Stourton | ~ |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John and Sarah Randall | Stourton |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1897 - Stourton | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Stourton | 1911 - Plough Boy |
| 1911 - Cherington | |
| 1917 - Cherington |
