South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Corporal 9708 Ernest Edward DAVENPORT - 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers


Killed in Action on Thursday April 29th 1915 aged 30

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Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals Bois Grenier Communal Cemetery
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
12 Aug 1914 ~ Southam War Memorial | Southam Congregational
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedMobilised
Second Battle of Ypres Warwick before 1911 4 Aug 1915
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units  
Bois Grenier ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Ernest was killed on 29 Apr 1915 by a shell while working on strenghtening barbed wire defences. The war diary for the day states "Enemy fired one salvoe on trenches at about 11am another at 2.30pm and another at 9.30pm on wire party. The latter killed two and wounded three men".

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
Oct Qtr 1884 at Southam 30 Nov 1884 at Southam
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
Edward and Elizabeth Davenport Southam
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceChildren & Year of Birth
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SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History                       
1891 - Daventry Road, Southam 1891 - scholar
1901 - Stockton Road, Southam 1901 - Farmers son
1911 - Roberts Barracks, Quetta, India 1911 - Career Soldier