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 | Sunken Road Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After Nov 1916 | ~ | Fenny Compton |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions on the Scarpe | After Nov 1916 at Coventry | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| NE of Fampoux | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On the day he was killed Bertram's battalion were in the front lines in the Greenland Hill sector NE of Fampoux. He was the only man killed that day by enemy shellfire landing on the battalion trenches, one other man was wounded. |
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| Map of Trench area | Sunken Road Cemetery |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1898 at Fenny Compton | 3 Jul 1898 at Fenny Compton |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Edward and Edith Mary Thornton | 44 Willes Road, Leamington Spa |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| ~ | ~ |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1901 - The Tunnel, Fenny Compton 1911 - Fenny Compton |
1911 - School |
