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 | Pozieres Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After Nov 1916 | ~ | Alderminster |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
| German Spring Offensive | Nov 1916 at Handsworth | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| In the vacinity of Chaulnes | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The war diary entry for the day Arthur is listed as being missing, 22nd March 1918, reads: "Battalion entrained at Arques Station and proceeded to Guillaucourt by rail where it detrained and proceeded by march route to Chaulnes encamping there for the night". The diary does not list casualties by day but during March 1918 they suffered casualties of 35 killed, 174 wounded and 106 missing.The Red Cross received an enquiry card seeking the whereabouts of Arthur stating that he was reported as missing on 22 March 1918. He had not been taken prisoner and it was later assumed he had been killed or died of wounds on the 22nd March. Please click here for the enquiry card.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1885 at Alderminster | 10 May 1885 at Alderminster |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| James and Ellen Hannah | Alderminster |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Kate Handy nee Hibbard | Arthur James born 6 Dec 1908 |
| Jul Qtr 1908 Stratford on Avon district | Thomas Edmond born 16 Apr 1910 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1885 - Alderminster | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - No 50, Alderminster | 1901 - Drapers Porter |
| 1901 - 104G Hampton Row, Birmingham (boarder) | 1911 - Stableman |
| 1911 - 69 Chiswell Road, Birmingham | |
| 1918 - 5 Belle Vue Avenue, Edgbaston |
