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 | British War & Victory Medals | Beauval Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Cubbington |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions on the Somme | April 1915 at Coventry | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| 4 CCS at Beauval | ||
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
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A casualty list in the battalion war diary states that Francis was wounded in action on 28 Jun 1916 and his CWGC record shows that he died of those wounds on the same day. It is likely that he died at the 4th Casualty Clearing Station which was located at Beauval near to where he is buried. Click here for more information about the treatment of wounded soldiers. The war diary for that day is very brief and is transcribed in full as follows: Trenches at Hebuterne - 28-6-16: Fine day - a few showers. Raid on enemy trenches attempted at 2.30am held up by wire. Casualties 1 killed, 6 wounded, 4 slightly wounded at duty. Reinforcement draft of 31 join Battalion. END |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1885 at Cubbington | 28 Jun 1885 at Lillington |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Joseph and Ellen Jane Carpenter | Penn's Cottages, Cubbington |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1885 - Cubbington | 1901 - Stable Boy |
| 1891 - Hill Farm Cottage, Cubbington | 1911 - Carter |
| 1901 - New Street, Cubbington | |
| 1911 - 32 Gas Street, Coventry (boarder) | |
| 1916 - Penn's Cottages, Cubbington |
