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 | Morlancourt British Cemetery No1 |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 18 May 1915 | ~ | Tysoe & Compton Wyngates |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of the Somme | Nov 1914 at Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Field Ambulance at Morlancourt | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Unfortunately the there is a gap in the war diary between the 14th and 19th of July and we cannot say exactly when or how Thomas was wounded. He was taken to a Field Ambulance at Morlancourt which had been specifically placed there to treat the wounded from the Battle of the Somme, it also suggests that he died soon after being wounded. On the 20th July the Battalion were near the villages of Bazentine Petit and Bazentine Grande. During the actions the battalion suffered casualties of 22 killed, 147 wounded and 62 missing.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1880 | 28 Mar 1880 at Tysoe |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| John Henry and Emma Middleton (deceased) | Church Farm, Tysoe |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Mary Ann Middleton nee Gardner | Thomas Herbert born 10 Oct 1904 |
| Oct Qtr 1901 in Shipston on Stour District | Irene Mary born 19 Feb 1907 |
| Matilda Maud born 2 Sep 1912 | |
| Rose Elizabeth born 1 Jan 1916 | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1881 - Farm House, 19 Church, Tysoe | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Church Farm, Tysoe | 1901 - Working on family farm |
| 1901 - Church Farm, Tysoe | 1911 - living on private means |
| 1911 - Tysoe | |
| 1916 - Tysoe |
