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 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick All Saints | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Great Western Railway, Leamington |
| Battle of the Somme (Ancre) | After 17 Novemeber 1915 at Leamington | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Contalmaison | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Harry is listed as being killed in action on 17 November 1916. The extremely brief 1st/5th Battalion war diary entry for that day is transcribed below, and reveals that Harry was most likely killed when on a working party. Villa Camp - Contalmaison - 17 Nov 1916: Decrease of strength, Captain J.R. Wharton transferred to 2/5 R War R. Reinforcements received 4 OR’s Casaulties Killed 3 OR; Wounded 2nd Lieut G.E. Austin (at duty) and 4 Other Ranks (1 at duty) Working parties found strength about 200. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1891 in Warwick | 28 Jun 1891 at St. Paul's, Leamington Spa |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George and Sarah Drinkwater | 31 Cherry Street, Warwick |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - 24 Queen Street, Leamington Spa | 1901 - School |
| 1901 - 5 Strathern Road, New Milverton | 1911 - Stable Boy |
| 1911 - Chapel Street, Harbury, Warwicks | 1914 - Packer at GWR Parcel Dept |
| 1915 - 31 Cherry Street, Warwick | |
- Henry was known as Harry and enlisted as Harry
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography