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 | British War & Victory Medals | Becourt Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Dunchurch |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Battle of the Somme | After 2 Aug 1915 in Rugby | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Becourt | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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John is listed as being killed in action on 1 Aug 1916. The 11th Battalion war diary entry for that day is transcribed below. Becourt Wood - Aug 1, 1916 - 10/11am: Hostile H.E shells from a heavy gun dropped & exploded in quick succession among the companies in close bivoucs, involving many casualties before the Battn could take cover in the adjoining trenches alloted to the Companies. 3 Officers [named] were wounded. OR's Killed 10, wounded 37 missing 2. Total 52. Previous to this date no serious shelling of the Wood had taken place. The Battn was at once moved about 300yard outside the Eastern edge of the wood, where a line of good deep trenches exist. END |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1890 at Dunchurch | 30 Mar 1890 at Dunchurch St. Peter |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Joseph and Ann Claridge Shaw | Dunchurch |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Edith Annie Shaw nee Harris later Atkins | Cynthia May born 17 Aug 1912 |
| Jan Qtr 1912 in Lutterworth District | Marjorie Edith born 7 Nov 1914 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1890 - Dunchurch | 1901 - School age |
| 1891 - Paradise Row, Dunchurch | 1911 - Bricklayer |
| 1901 - Coventry Road, Dunchurch | |
| 1911 - Coventry Road, Dunchurch | |
| 1916 - Daventry Road, Dunchurch | |
