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 | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Corbie Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 25 Jul 1915 in France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington Holy Trinity Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Leamington All Saints Memorial |
| Died from Accidental Suffocation | September 1914 in Coventry | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| 54th Brigade HQ Ribemont | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Walter is listed as being accidentally killed by fumes from a brazier on 6th February 1916. The 18th Signal Company war diary entry for that day is transcribed below. Ribemont - 6 Feb 1916: Building new standings for horses and erecting shelters. 7am: No 43886 Sapper Treppass W.T. and No 43888 Sapper Roberts T. accidentally suffocated by fumes from a coke brazier in Signal Officeof 54th Brigade HQ. When discovered by Motor Cyclist D.R. Hill at 7am Treppass was found to be dead and artificial respiration had to be resorted to for some time before Sapper Roberts recovered consciousness. Courts of Enquiry held by 54th Brigade. Sapper Treppass was buried at Corbie in the part of the cemetery reserved for British Military purposes. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1896 in Leamington Spa | 21 Oct 1896 at Leamington Spa, St Paul |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Thomas and Betsie Rose Annie Treppass | 31 & 33 Oxford Street, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Portland Street Wesleyan School | Municipal Technical School, Leamington |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - 9 Russell Street, Leamington Spa | 1911 - Architects Pupil |
| 1901 - 31 & 33 Oxford Street, Leamington Spa | 1914 - Articled clerk at Leamington Prior Gas Co. |
| 1911 - 31 & 33 Oxford Street, Leamington Spa | |
| 1916 - 31 & 33 Oxford Street, Leamington Spa | |
