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 | British War & Victory Medals | Perrone Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Farnborough |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted Date | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions on the Somme | September 1914 at Oxford | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Villers Faucon | Pte 2051 Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On the day Leonard is reported to have died of his wounds the battalion were in the lines at Villers Faucon and tjhere were two incidents that day where casualties were incurred.- At 3.20am a patrol from D company was sent out towards enemy lines but due to light getting stronger they were spotted and 1 man was killed and another wounded as they made their escape back to the trenches.
- At 7pm patrols were sent out to discover enemies positions in the village of Villers Faucon and C company were hit by a shell burst which caused 5 casualies and a member of C company was accidentally killed.
However we cannot confirm that Leonard was wounded on the 4th as he is not specifically named in the war diary and could have been wounded on a previous day.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1879 at Sherborne | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| John and Eliza Chaplin | Sherborne, Dorset |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Grace Lilian Chaplin nee Garnham | Mabel Grace Chaplin born 25 Mar 1912 , Ipswich |
| Jan Qtr 1912 Ipswich District |
Winifred Margaret Chaplin born 6 Nov 1913, Farnborough Ivy May Chaplin born 25 May 1916, Farnborough |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
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1881 - Police Station, Sherborne |
1891 - Watercress Cutter 1901 - Groom 1911 - Groom 1914 - Groom |