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 | Hooge Crater Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After May 1917 | ~ | Southam War Memorial | Southam Congregational |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Fifth Battle of Ypres | May 1917 at Rugby | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Hooge, Ypres | Pte 37334 Norfolk Regiment | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The War Diary is barely readable. On the day William is listed as being killed the Battalion were in the lines near Brielen, NW of Ypres and took part in an attack on enemy lines by British troops on the first day of the Fifth Battle of Ypres which was part of the Hundred Day Offensive.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| 19 Apr 1899 at Southam | 25 Nov 1900 at Southam |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| William and Elizabeth Garratt | Coventry Street, Southam |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1901 - Coventry Street, Southam | 1911 - School |
| 1911 - Coventry Street, Southam | 1914 Agricultural Labourer |
| 1917 - Coventry Street, Southam | |
