South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Gunner 10367 Walter John SHEASBY -  25th Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery


Died of Wounds on Sunday 11th March 1917 aged 21


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Bailleul Communal Cemetery Ext
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
26 Sep 1915 in France ~ Napton on the Hill Church Plaque
    Napton War Memorial Obelisk
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Napton Girls School
Operations on the Ancre (1917) August 1914 in Rugby  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials  
No 2 CCS at Bailleul ~ ~
     

Circumstances of Death

Walter is listed as having died of his wounds at the No 2 Casualty Clearing Stations at Bailleul. We have not been able to find any information about when and where he was wounded as individual Batteries did not keep war diaries and the 25th Division war diary does not contain any useful information to assist.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Apr Qtr 1895 in Napton on the Hill 12 May 1895 in Napton on the Hill
   
Parents Names Abode
Thomas and Jane Sheasby Southam Road, Napton
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1895 - Napton on the Hill 1901 - School age
1901 - Tomlow, Napton 1911 - Tile Machine Seeder
1911 - Southam Road, Napton  
1914 - Southam Road, Napton