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 | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Tyne Cot Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Sep 1916 in France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington Spa St. Mary's Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | July1916 in Liskeard, Cornwall | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Trenches near Sanctury Wood | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Charles is listed as being killed in action on 19th October 1917. The 6th Battalion war diary entry for the 19th is difficult to read clearly but is transcribed below. Sanctury Wood – 19 Oct 1917: The Battalion still in the Front Line Trenches. The enemy shelled the sector & Coy heavily throughout the day and at night. He was also active with machine guns and were firing from Ponderboek Chateau. No movement or work could be undertaken during day light, but a night the existing trenches were improved? and places where they had been broken in were repaired. Rations were carried up to the Battn by the 6th Battn Somerset LI. Casualties: Other Ranks Killed 12 and Wounded 17 |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1898 in Brighton | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Alfred and Emily Summers | 124 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Rugby Road School, Leamington | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - Brighton, Sussex | 1911 - Scholar |
| 1901 - 46 First Avenue, East Ham, Essex | 1914 - Gardener working in Coventry |
| 1911 - 47 Brunswick Street, Leamington Spa | |
| 1917 - 16 Radford Road, Leamington Spa | |
| 1918 - 124 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa |