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 | WW1 Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Fontaine-au-Pire Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Other Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 22 Aug 1914 in Boulogne, France | Indian General Service & NW Frontier Clasp | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington Spa St. Mary's Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Battle of La Cateau | 31 Aug 1903 in Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Aucourt | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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George is listed as being killed in action on 26th August 1914. The 1st Battalion war diary for the 26th is transcribed below. 26 Aug 1914 – Aucourt: 4.30am - Arrived after a long march about 12 miles - & bivouaced in a cornfield near Aucourt. 5.15am - Heavy Machine fire opened on the King's Own & Lancashire Fus: on Ridge 800x to our front N of us. Regt rapidly got extended & took up a fire position, enemy occupied ridge & opened Maxim & Gun fire. 7.00am - The forward line in Road under Major C. Christie attacked the ridge & reached the top, but were, owing to heavy gun & maxim fire, unable to hold the position. & withdrew in good order with a Company of King's Own to the road with a toll of 7 Officers wounded 40 men killed wounded & missing. We held our position under heavy gunfire for the rest of the day with further casualties [of] 1 Officer and 14 men wounded. 4pm – Towards evening the 12th Brigade on our right fell back on Ligny. The Regiment now became split up, A Coy having retired as escort for the guns at 3pm. Of the Remainder, about 60 with Col Elkington Withdrew also on Ligny at 6.30 pm. Major Poole in Command of remainder and still holding the position rcvd his orders & only became aware of the Generale Retirement at about 7.30 pm. 7.30pm - At this time the Enemy were on three sides of position. With detachments of other Regiments similarly situated. Major H.J. Poole affected a retirement by night for 48 hours avoided a collision with the enemy & eventually rejoined the 4th Division near Ham. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1889 in Small Heath, Birmingham | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George Henry & Elizabeth Brookes | 28a Waterloo Street, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1889 - Small Heath, Birmingham | 1901 - School age |
| 1891 - 92 Sherlock Street (Back), Birmingham | 1903 - Drummer Boy (age 14) in Royal Warwickshire Regt |
| 1901 - 19 Queen Street, Leamington Priors | 1911 - Drummer in Royal Warwickshire Regt |
| 1903 - 114 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa | 1914 - L/Corporal in Royal Warwickshire Regt |
| 1911 - 28 Waterloo Street, Leamington Spa | |
| 1911 - Army Barracks, Bombay, India | |
| 1914 - Shorncliffe Barracks, Kent | |