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 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After Feb 1916 | Temple Grafton | |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions on the Ancre | After Feb 1916 at Stratford on Avon | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| btwn Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre & Grandcourt | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Overnight of the 4th/5th February 1917 D Company were ordered to attack and clear a section of Ancre Trench between map references 57d.R.8.b.0.5 and 57d.R.8.b.3.5 however they enemy opened up an artillery barrage which forced the company to withdraw to the quarries at 57d.R.a.2.2. John was killed during this action. |
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| Map of Local Action | Thiepval Memorial |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| c1876 at Grafton | 20 Feb 1876 at Temple Grafton |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John George and Elizabeth Smith | Fern Cottage, Ardens Grafton |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
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| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1876 - Temple Grafton 1881 - Little Britain, Exhall 1891 - Exhall 1901 - Ardens Grafton 1911 - Ardens Gtrafton 1917 - Fern Cottage, Ardens Grafton |
1891 - Plough Boy 1901 - Bricklayers Labourer 1911 - Agricultural labourer 1914 - Electrician |
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