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 | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Roclincourt Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 May 1916 | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Local Actions near Rolincourt | April 1916 in Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Rolincourt | 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment | |
Circumstances of Death
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John is listed as being killed in action on 2 Jul 1917. His CWGC record states that we was attached to the 15th [Infantry Brigade] Trench Mortar Battery from the 16th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment who were also in 15th Infantry Brigade. The 15th Brigade war diary entries for the period 1st July to 3rd July are transcribed below along with the Brigade's monthly casualty returns. Oppy Wood - 1.7.1917: Enemy artillery shelled our defences in the Oppy Sector heaving during the day. Two deserters of the 19th Bavaria Infantry Regiment surrendered to us in the early morning in Oppy Wood. Oppy Wood - 2.7.1917: Thick artillery activity was displayed on both sides. Our own and enemy aeroplanes were unusually busy. A Polish deserter of the 264th Reserve Infantry Regiment, 80th Reserve Division, surrendered to us in the early morning in Oppy Wood. Oppy Wood - 3.7.1917: Our artillery bombarded enemy defences heavily during the morning and afternoon shelling Fresnoy, Neuvireuil and Oppy. Enemy artillery was, on the whole, very active.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1890 in Charlcote | 22 Feb 1891 at Charlcote |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Richard and Sarah Ann Haynes | Ashow, Warwicks |
| Wife | Marriage Details |
| Dorothy Haynes nee Skinner | Oct Qtr 1915 in Stratford on Avon District |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Lower Hunscote, Wellesbourne | 1901 - School? |
| 1901 - 33 Evesham Road, Binton | 1911 - Farm worker |
| 1911 - Green Lane, Wellesbourne | 1915 - 23 Ely Street, Stratford-on-Avon |
| 1917 - 23 Ely Street, Stratford-on-Avon | |
- Both of John's parents were born in Warwick and in 1921 they were living in Ashow
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography
