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 23 Mar 1918 | ~ | Stockton |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of St. Quentin (German Spring Offensive) | After 23 Mar 1917 at Warwick | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| south of the green line Saint-Simon and St. Quentin canal | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The war diary entry is brief - On 23 Mar 1918 the battalion were in the front lines south of Saint-Simon and the St. Quentin canal when the enemy attacked on their right flank capturing Jussy and Flavy causing them to retire to a line from Ollezy to Annois. Cyril was one of 99 casualties suffered that day.
Green = Original Line
Blue = German advance
Blue = German advance
Red = New defensive line
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1899 at Napton on the Hill | 17 Dec 1900 at Napton on the Hill |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| John Bates and Mary C Bates nee Sheasby | The Cottages, Greaves Works, Stockton |
| Stockton Council School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1899 - Napton on the Hill | 1911 - School |
| 1901 - Union Workhouse, Southam | |
| 1911 - Mount Pleasant, Stockton | |
| 1918 - The Cottages, Greaves Works, Stockton |
Cyril was the son of Mary Catherine Sheasby who had 4 children baptised on 17 Dec 1900 at Napton, Cyril; Louise; Agnes and Ernest. The father of the children is not named in the baptism register. She married John Bates in April 1904 at Southam.
