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 | Alexandria (Hadra) War Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 24 Apr 1915 in Egypt | ~ | Wolston: St. Margaret's | War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of Dysentery / Malaria | 15 Dec 1910 at Warwick | Coventry Roll of Honour |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments, Numbers or Units | |
| Military Hospital in Alexandria | Cpl 1697 Warwickshire Yeomanry | |
- Louis was mobilised at the outset of the war and joined C Squadron at Warwick on 10 Aug 1914
- The 1st/1st landed in Egypt on 24 Apr 1915
- On 14 Aug 1915 the 1st/1st left Egypt from Alexandria
- On 18 Aug 1915 the 1st/1st arrived off the coast of Gallipoli and disembarked under fire
- On 20 Aug 1915 they moved to Lala Baba with 200 rounds of ammunition and 2 days rations each
- On 21 Aug 1915 they saw the first of many actions when they took part in the failed attempt to capture Anfarta Heights
- After surviving Gallipoli it is highly likely that during the Charge at Huj on 8 Nov 1917 he was with the balance of the 1st/1st that
were watering their horses several miles back when the Charge went in arriving at Huj later in the afternoon. - Louis was reposted to the 1st/1st County of London (Middlesex) Yeomanry on 22 Jul 1918 in Egypt and was still serving with them
when he boarded HMHS Assaye on 12 Oct 1918.
Circumstances of Death
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Louis is recorded as dying of Dysentery on 19 Oct 1918 in a Military Hospital at Alexandria. Surviving medical records show that on 12 Oct 1918 he was in Haifa Hospital and was then taken onboard HMHS Assaye suffering with diarrhea and was transported to Alexandria where he arrived on 14 Oct 1918 and, as per the above, he died 5 days later on 19 Oct 1918. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 28 Jul 1886 at Hatton | 22 Aug 1886 at Hatton |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William and Mabel Page | Wolston |
| Wife | Marriage Details |
| Annie Page nee Ager | Jul Qtr 1914 in Coventry District |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Hatton | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Ryton Lane, Wolston | 1901 - School |
| 1910 - Avonthorpe, Wolston | 1910 - Joined Warwickshire Yeomanry |
| 1911 - 1 Foleshill Road, Coventry | 1911 - Corn dealer |
| 1914 - 6 Smithford Street, Coventry. |
1914 - Hay and Corn dealer |
| 1918 - 12 Waverley Road, Coventry | |
- Thanks again to Philip Wilson at the Warwickshire Yeomanry Museum for his help with this research, which was aided by H.A. Adderleys
The Warwickshire Yeomanry in the Great War
