South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Thiepval Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 17 Dec 1915 in France | ~ | Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Mobilised | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of the Somme (Delville Wood) | June 1915 in Stratford on Avon | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Guillemont | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Frederick is listed as being killed in action on 30 July 1916. The war diary entries for the period 29th to 31st July 1916 are transcribed below. 29.7.1916: A quiet day and very hot. Very busy all day making preparations and getting out orders for our attack tomorrow morning, orders for which were given verbally to C.O.'s yesterday. We moved our H.Q. in the evening to Divisional H.Q.
30.7.1916: Zero was at 4.45 a.m., i.e., daylight, and much too late. The attack by B and C Companies on Guillemont Station failed after repeated attempts, and so the other attack (by A and D, towards Ginchy) failed also. We have 12 officer casualties, and more than 200 men. We naturally had no rest for the remainder of the day, and a disturbed night. 31.7.1916: Got orders about 2 a.m. that the H.L.I, were relieving us, with the exception of D Company, who had to be left behind. We were back in our old position, near Brigade H.Q., about 7 a.m. There was considerable shelling during the night, so we did not have a very good night's sleep, as we had hoped. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1895 in Little Rollright | 22 Dec 1895 in Little Rollright |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George Henry and Fanny Stockford | Low Farm, Stratford on Avon |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Little Rollright | 1901 - School age |
| 1901 - Low Farm Cottage, Stratford on Avon | 1911 - Farm Labourer |
| 1911 - Low Farm Cottage, Stratford on Avon | 1915 - Farm Labourer |
| 1916 - Low Farm, Stratford on Avon | |