South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 14 Nov 1915 | ~ | Whichford Roll of Honour | Whichford War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Le Transloy (Somme) | 1 Oct 1914 at Epsom | Radley College | Dragon School |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other Military Information |
| Gueudecourt, Somme | Pte PS1967 18th Bn Royal Fusilier | Commissioned on 4 Aug 1916 |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
John is listed as being killed in action on 10 Oct 1916. The war diary for that day is transcribed below:Gueudecourt: "The Brigade moved up into the line and the Battalion relieved the 7th Royal Sussex in support trenches M31 central?. The Norfolk and Suffolk Regiments taking over the front lines and the Berkshire Regt in reserve. At 8pm relief was complete. Parts of our line were heavily shelled and a few casualties inflicted [including John] but towards morning shelling gradually died down".
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1896 at Abingdon District | ~ |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Rev Thomas Dibgy and Elizabeth Raikes | The Vicarage, Whichford |
| Grandson of Maj-General Sir Geoffrey Taunton Raikes | |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Dragon School, Oxford & Radley College, Abingdon (1910-1913) | Exhibitioner at Corpus Christi, Oxford (1913) |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - | 1910 to 1914 - Student |
| 1901 - The Vicarage, Marcham, Berkshire | 1914 - Soldier |
| 1911 - Radford College, Abingdon | |
| 1916 - The Vicarage, Whichford |
Photograph Courtesy of Radley College
