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 | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 18 May 1915 | ~ | Kineton |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions in Ypres | 15 Dec 1914 at Stratford on Avon | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Ypres | ||
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Albert is listed as being killed in action on 5 Jul 1915. The brief war diary for that day is transcribed below:B Huts, Ypres - 5th Mon: Battalion remain in Ypres, new method of spraying smoke helmets carried out. Bomb throwers under ?ville go to trenches in the morning. Rfn Hutchins and Rfn Freeman M/Gunners killed by Shell. Rfn Andrews & Rfn Fletcher wounded. END
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1896 at Kineton | 15 Nov 1901 at Kineton |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William Henry and Agnes Mary Freeman | Banbury Street, Kineton |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Kineton C of E School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - Kineton | 1911 - Waggoner on Farm |
| 1901 - Banbury Street, Kineton | 1914 - Farm Labourer |
| 1911 - Banbury Street, Kineton | |
| 1914 - Banbury Street, Kineton | |
- Albert enlisted on the same day and at the same place as R/8208 Collins and R/8209 Askew