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 | 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Doullens Communal Cemetery Ext |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 23 Aug 1914 in Boulogne? | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick St. Nicholas | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Local actions on the Somme | 1904/5 in Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| 11th or 41st Casualty Clearing Station, Doullens | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
| Harry is listed as dying of wounds on 29 Apr 1916. The Battalion war diary does not list him by name and we cannot identify on which day he was wounded. We dp know that the Battalion did not take part in any actions in the days before his death and that they were on working parties at Bienvillers from the 19th to the 24th and in the trenches at Monchy on from the 25th to the 28th Apr and that the Battalion had wounded casualties on 22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th April.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1887 in Leamington Spa | 15 Feb 1888 at Leamington, St John's |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Thomas and Sarah Shirley Height | |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Olive Height nee Green | Margaret Olive born 22 Sep 1916 |
| Oct Qtr 1912 in Warwick | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1887 - 3 Tachbrook Cottages, Leamington | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 71 Tachbrook Street, Leamington | 1911 - Private in 2nd Bn Royal Warwickshire's |
| 1901 - 2 Queen Street, Leamington | |
| 1911 - Whittington Barracks, Lichfield | |
| 1912 - 3 Lower Church Street, Warwick | |
- Tragically Harry had four children but only Margaret survived infancy and even then Margaret died aged 10 in 1926.
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography
