South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 260264 Thomas Bench - 2nd/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment


Killed in Action on Thursday, November 15, 1917 aged 37

 grave for t bench

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals Brown's Copse Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
After 1 Jun 1916 ~ Warwick St. Nicholas
    Warwick Eleanor Cross
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted  
Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) May 1916 at Warwick  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
Fampoux  Pvt 380193 Hampshire Regiment   
     

Circumstances of Death

Thomas is listed as being killed in action on 15 Nov 1917.  The 2nd/8th Battalion war diary entry for that day is transcribed below.

Near Fampoux - 1917 Nov 15th: Working parties and musketry training. Took part in a raid on enemy trenches east of Fampoux, see Operations Order No 28 attached also copy report on raid. Casualties of Killed OR 3, 1 OR missing, 2nd Lt Fry wounded. END

NB. Neither the Operation Order or the Report on Raid are to be found in the war diary.
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
27 Jun 1880 at Warwick 23 Apr 1882 at Warwick St. Mary
   
Parents Names Abode
Joseph (deceased) and Eliza Bench  93 Broad Street, Coventry
   
Wife and Marriage Details Children
Hannah Bench nee Checkley Thomas, Joseph, Harry & Charles
17 May 1902 at Warwick  
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1882 - Knights Yard, Warwick 1891 - Scholar
1891 - 5 Northrock, Saltisford, Warwick 1901 - General Labourer
1901 - 5 Northrock, Saltisford, Warwick  1911 - House Painter
1911 - 48 Chapel Street, Warwick 1916 - House Painter
1917 - 48 Chapel Street, Warwick  
   

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