South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 9890 Leonard Augustine Walter HARRIS - C Company, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment


Killed in Action Saturday August 26th, 1916 aged 19


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals  
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
5/8/1915 (Balkans) ~ Ratley & Upton
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedOther War Memorials
Local actions in Ypres Oct 1914 Warwick  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
Ypres    
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

The battalion war diary shows that Leonard was 1 of 5 men killed by shelling of their trench which was on the Ypres Salient about 1000 yards from Ypres

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
Jan Qtr 1897 at Dodford 12 Feb 1897 at Dodford
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
Walter and Jane Harris Ratley
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceChildren & Year of Birth
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SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History                       
1901 - Dodford 1911 - Schoolboy
1911 - The School House, Ratley