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 in Which Wounded | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Leamington Spa (Milverton) Cemetery |
| First Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Dec 1915 in Eygpt | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington All Saints Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Rugby School Chapel Memorial |
| Died of Toxema (Blood Poisoning) | 11 Sep 1914 - Pte 513 Middlesex Regt | |
| Place of Death | Date Commissioned | Other War Memorials |
| Warneford Hospital, Leamington Spa | 22 Sep 1914 to 2nd Lt (Gazette) | Bailliou College, Oxford |
Military Service History
- 11 Sep 1914 - Enlisted as Private 513 in 12th Bn (Artists Rifles) Middlesex Regt
- 22 Sep 1914 - Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in East Yorkshire Regiment (Gazette)
- 29 Jan 1915 - Promoted to Lieutenant (Gazette)
- 28 Feb 1917 - Promoted to Captain (Gazette)
Circumstances of Death
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Bernard is listed as dying of Toxema on 10th July 1917 at the Warneford Hospital, Leamington Spa. The following is an explanation of the events that led to his death. Bernard went to Egypt in December 1915, and was transferred to France in February, 1916. In June, 1916, he was severely wounded by shrapnel while protecting one of his men during a bombardment on the Somme. He rejoined his Regiment in France in January, 1917, but his wounds broke out again after an advance into the German trenches near Hebuterne on February 27th. He was invalided home, but recovered and was passed for active service in June. His wounds, however, broke out again, blood poisoning supervened, and he died in the Warneford Hospital, Leamington on July 10th 1917 See his Rugby School obitutary below for more details |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 8 Jul 1895 in Leamington Spa | 27 Jul 1895 at Leamington St. Marks |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Dr. Bernard Rice MD and Lilian Hyde Rice JP | Westrock, 1 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Rugby School 1909-1914 (Obituary) | Bailliou College, Oxford 1914 (Obituary) |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Leamington Spa | 1901 School Age |
| 1901 - 3 Clarence Terrace, Warwick Street, Leamington | 1909 - Pupil at Rugby School |
| 1911 - Rugby School, 4 Horton Crescent, Rugby | 1911 - Pupil at Rugby School |
| 1917 - Westrock, 1 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa | 1914 - Student at Bailliou College |
