South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 137349 William George GARRATT - 9th Battalion Machine Gun Corps


Killed in Action on Saturday 28th September 1918 aged 19

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Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals Hooge Crater Cemetery
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
After May 1917 ~ Southam War Memorial | Southam Congregational
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedOther War Memorials
Fifth Battle of Ypres May 1917 at Rugby  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units  
near Hooge, Ypres Pte 37334 Norfolk Regiment  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

The War Diary is barely readable. On the day William is listed as being killed the Battalion were in the lines near Brielen, NW of Ypres and took part in an attack on enemy lines by British troops on the first day of the Fifth Battle of Ypres which was part of the Hundred Day Offensive.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
19 Apr 1899 at Southam 25 Nov 1900 at Southam
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
William and Elizabeth Garratt Coventry Street, Southam
   
SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History                       
1901 - Coventry Street, Southam 1911 - School
1911 - Coventry Street, Southam 1914 Agricultural Labourer
1917 - Coventry Street, Southam