South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Aire Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After March 1917 | ~ | Burton Dassett |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
| The Battle of the Lys | Mar 1917 at Coventry | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| 39th Stationary Hospital, Aire | 8/18433 Training Reserve | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The war diary (click here) lists Bertram as being wounded on the 13th April 1918 (albeit his name was misspelt Banfield) during the German attack on allied lines near L'Epinette during the Guards Division costly defense of La Couronne. Click here to read more from The Long, Long Trail. |
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| Operational Map L'Epinette | Aire Communual Cemetery |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1899 Burton Dassett | 4 Jun 1899 at Burton Dassett |
| Parents Names | Abode |
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Ernest George and Mary Ann Benfield |
Northend, Burton Dassett |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
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| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1899-1918 - Northend, Burton Dassett | 1911 - School |
