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 | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Tyne Cot Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| July 1917 in France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington Spa St. Mary's Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Leamington St. John's Memorial |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | December 1914 in Leamington Spa | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Ypres | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
| Harry's unit, the 2nd/1st Warwick Battery, were part of 126th Brigade. The war diary for 126th Brigade gives no specifics about casualties or actions and indeed there is no entry at all for 15th October 1917, the day Frank was killed. Further there is no mention of any actions involving the 2nd/1st on the internet. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 1 Jul 1896 in Leamington Spa | 7 Jan 1900 at Leamington Spa, St. Mary's |
| Mothers Names | Abode |
| Alice Horley | Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa |
| Foster Parent | Foster Grandmother |
| Herbert Langford | Rebecca Langford |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa | 1911 - Errand boy |
| 1901 - 13 Chesham Street, Leamington Spa | |
| 1911 - 7 Rushmore Terrace, Leamington Spa | |
| 1917 - 44 Court Street, Leamington Spa | |