South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Gallipoli | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Helles Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 25 Jul 1915 | ~ | Henley-in-Arden |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| The Gallipoli Campaign | After 5 Aug 1914 at Stratford on Avon | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Hospital Ship Neuralia - buried at sea | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Edward is listed as dying of his wound on 8 Oct 1916 aboard the Hospital Ship Neuralia and he would have been buried at sea which is why he is remembered on the Helles Memorial We do not know when Edward was originally wounded or admitted aboard HMHS Neuralia we do know that there we no "Set Battles and that on September 19 the battalion, now over 500 strong, went up to trenches near Chocolate Hill, and for the next three months occupied the same piece of ground without The battalion war diary shows men being wounded on an almost daily basis, mainly by snipers, and does not help narrow down the date Edward was wounded and so we have not transcribed it. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1894 at Henley in Arden | 13 Aug 1894 at Henley in Arden |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John Robins and Mary Ann Hopkins | 21 High Street, Henley-in-Arden |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1894 - Henley in Arden | 1911 - Boot Makers Apprentice |
| 1901 - High Street, Henley in Arden | |
| 1911 - 21 High Street, Henley In Arden | |
| 1915 - 21 High Street, Henley In Arden | |
- Formerly a volunteer at the VAD Hospital in Henley
- A member of the Society of Foresters
- In his will Edward left some personal effects to his fiancee Miss G. Smith, New Cottage, Warwick Road, Stratford on Avon
