South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Private 29573 Percy Alonzo SMITH - 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment


Killed in Action Monday, April 23, 1917 aged 30
 Military History

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle/Other

Battle of Arras

Place of Death

nr Monchy le Preux

 

Medals

1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

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Enlisted Date/Place

May 1915 at Southampton

 

Commonwealth War Graves Page

Arras Memorial

SWFHS War Memorial(s)

Easenhall

Other War Memorial(s)

 

Previous Regiments/Units

 

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

The war diary seems to have a page missing and all that can be gained from the remaining page for the 23rd April 1917 is that the Battalion was in the lines just SE of Monchy le Preux and was involved in successful fighting to capture German lines just north of the Hindenburg Line and in particular String, Pick and Shrapnel trenches,

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 String Trench area  Arras Memorial
 Personal & Family History

Birth Date & Place

Oct Qtr 1886 at Easenhall

Baptism Date & Place

 

Parents

Alfred & Mary Ann Smith of Easenhall

Wife & Marriage

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Children

~

Address History

  • 1891 - Easenhall
  • 1901 - The Street, Easenhall
  • 1911 - Easenhall
  • 1917 - Easenhall

 

Occupation(s)

  • 1901 Farm Labourer
  • 1911 Domestic Footman

Other Information

 

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