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 and Flanders | 1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals | Crump Trench British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 12 Sep 1914 in France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Local actions near Ypres | 1 Apr 1895 at Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Date and Place Mobilised for WW1 | Other War Memorials |
| Fampoux | 5 Aug 1914 at Warwick | |
Circumstances of Death
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Charles is listed as being killed in action on 23 Jul 1917. The 1st Battalion war diary places them in Crete Trench near Fampoux. The war diary entry for the 23rd is transcribed below. Trenches - 23/7/1917: Fine day, fairly quiet. Both enemy and our aeroplances active. One enemy plane shot down by our A.A Guns & fell in enemy lines. Quiet night. END The Battalion Statement of Casualties records there being 4 killed and 5 wounded men on 23/7/1917. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 1 Jan 1879 at Warwick | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Joseph (deceased) and Elizabeth (Eliza) Bench | 95 Broad St, Coventry |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1879 - Warwick | 1891 - Labourer moulder (aged 12) |
| 1881 - 10 G? Buildings, Warwick | 1895 - Moulder (aged 15) |
| 1891 - North Rock, Warwick | 1895 - Boy soldier |
| 1895 - 4 Saltisford, Warwick | 1901 - Soldier in Royal Warwickshire Regt |
| 1901 - British Army Barracks? | 1911 - General Labourer | Army Reserve |
| 1911 - 5 North Rock Saltisford | |
| 1917 - 12 Crab St, Coventry | |
- Charles had 4 brothers 3 of whom were killed in war, Ernest William, Joseph and Thomas
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography
