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South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Sergeant 4689 William Harold TANDY - 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Killed in Action on Sunday, July 23rd 1916 aged 19

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Thiepval Memorial
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
18 Jul 1915 in France ~ Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial
    Warwick Avenue of Trees
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted  
Battle of Pozieres (Somme) August 1914 at Warwick  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
Le Petit Bazentine ~ ~
     

Circumstances of Death

William is listed as being killed in action on 23 Jul 1916. The 10th Battalion War Diary entry for 23 Jul 1916 is transcribed below.

Trenches Mametz Wood - 23-7-1916: "This trench we were ordered to hold at all costs. Our front line was then held by C & D Coys under Captain Seilex and A & B Coys were in a reserve line under 2nd Lt O'Donnell.
  • At 5.00 and 7.00am flares were burst over those positions. The enemy shelled our trenches heavily causing many casualties.
  • At 9.45am Lt Col Henderson was killed and Captain Galkeyne? was immediately sent for from the transport. He arrived at 1.15pm. During the day we strengthened our positions.
  • At 9.00pm we were ordered to send out a patrol to take the German strong point. This was done Lt Cairns taking out the patrol but before the shelling of the strong point ceased we were relieved by the 9th R. Welsh Fusiliers. We marched by Coys to Becourt Wood where we bivouaced".

Casualties:
Killed: 3 Officers (including Lt Col Henderson) and 9 Other Ranks
Wounded: 6 Officers and 81 Other Ranks
Missing: 31 Other Ranks
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1896 at Warwick 7 Feb 1897 at Warwick, St. Mary
   
Parents Names Abode
Arthur and Jane Tandy 3 Swan Street, Warwick
   
Schools Colleges
Westgate Boys School ~
   
Address History Employment History
1896 - 95 West Road, Warwick 1901 - Scholar
1901 - 93 West Street, Warwick 1911 - Grocers Clerk
1911 - 3 Swan Street, Warwick 1914 - Office worker at Daimler, Coventry
1914 - 3 Swan Street, Warwick  
   

William's father, Arthur, owned a Plumbing Business at 3 Swan Street. Picture courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office
Tandys of Swan Street circa 1920

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