South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Chester Farm Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 26 Aug 1915 | ~ | Wixford |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Messines | January 1915 at Stratford on Avon | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Ypres Salient | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Thomas is listed as being killed in action on 11 Jun 1917, the war diary for that day is transcribed below and from it we can see that he was killed by shell fire and was the only man killed that day.Ypres Salient - I.33.a - 11/6/17: Enemy shelled all day in I.27.c.6 & I.33.a&b. B/104 have OR (Thomas) kiiled and 2 OR wounded. One man of Brigade HQ wounded. Col Nicholson visits the wagon line. Batteries shooting at any movement they can observe. END
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1887 at Wixford | 10 Jul 1887 at Wixford |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Job and Sarah Jones | Wixford |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Lilian Florence Jones nee Houghton | Winifred Elsie born 25 Mar 1910 |
| 10 Nov 1909 at Bidford | Alfred born 5 Jun 1912 |
| Florence born 24 Jan 1915 | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1887 - Wixford | 1901 - Farm labourer |
| 1891 - Wixford | 1909 - Labourer |
| 1901 - Wixford | 1911 - Farm labourer |
| 1911 - Wickus Cottage, Wixford | |
| 1916 - Church Cottage, Wixford |