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 | Arras Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 in France | ~ | Bickenhill, St. Peters |
| Marston Green, St. Leonards | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Marston Green, Garden of Memory |
| Battle of Arras | November 1915 in Birmingham | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Monch-le-Preux | Pte 1747 Royal Warwickshire Regt | |
Circumstances of Death
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George is listed as being killed in action on 10 May 1917. The very brief 9th Machine Gun Company war diary entries for the period 8th to 11th May are transcribed below, no mention is made of casualties: Monchy - May 8th: Company in trenches. Monchy & defences heavily shelled Monchy - May 9th: Company in trenches. Heavy shelling Monchy - May 10th: Company in trenches. Heavy shelling Monchy - May 1th: Company in trenches. Heavy shelling, great amount of activity. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1896 in Bickenhill | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| James & Florence Mary (nee Harvey) Smith | Berrick's Lane, Marston Green |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Bickenhill | 1911 - Farm labourer (aged 13) |
| 1901 - Marston Green, Bickenhill | |
| 1911 - Bradnock's Marsh, Hampton in Arden | |
| 1916 - Berrick's Lane, Marston Green | |
- Younger brother of James Enoch Smith who also fell