South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


2nd Lieutenant Francis Burrows LLOYD - 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment

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Killed in Action Tuesday, October 3rd 1916 aged 21


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
26 Oct 1914 at Boulogne ~ Shipston on Stour  |  Tidmington
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Battle of the Somme August 1914 in London Bromsgrove School  |  National Westminster Bank
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
near Hulluch  Pte 1566 London Regiment (Artist Rifles)   
  Bromsgrove School Officer Training Corps (OTC)  

Military Service History

24 Sep 1915 - Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in Devonshire Regiment from Private in London Regiment (Gazette)

Circumstances of Death

Francis is listed as being killed in action on 3 Oct 1916. The Battalion war diary entry for that day is transcribed below.

3/10/16: The Battalion relieved the 2/Scottish Rifles in the trenches during the afternoon. Our artillery, trench mortars, Lewis and machine guns fired according to programme doing considerable damage to hostile wire and trenches. The enemy were very quiet and replied feebly to our bombardments.

One chance 77mm shell killed 2/Lieut F.B. Lloyd and wounded 2/Lieut E.A. Wykes and A.J. Snowden.

2nd Lieut A.E.A. Phillips took over command of D Company.



 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
8 Feb 1895 at Llandrygarn  1 May 1895 at Llandrygarn                    
   
Parents Names Abode
Rev Daniel and Margaret Lloyd Tidmington Chapel
   
Schools Colleges
Bromsgrove 1907-1912  ~
   
Address History Employment History
1895 - The Vicarage, Llandrygarn   
1901 - New Street, Shipston on Stour  1907 - Scholar at Bromsgrove School
1911 - Bromsgrove School 1912 - Clerk at National Westminster Bank, Lombard Street, London
1914 - London