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 | British War & Victory Medals | Albert Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1915 in France | ~ | Long Lawford |
| Newbold on Avon | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Battle of the Somme | After 2 Aug 1915 at Rugby | Other War Memorials |
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| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
Circumstances of Death
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Stephen is listed as dying of wounds received in action on 1 Aug 1918. He was buried at Albert Communal Cemetery which was used by numerous Field Ambulances brought to the area in preparation for the Somme offensive and it is likely he died in one them. The 11th Battalion was diary suggests that he was one of 52 officers and men killed and wounded during the shelling of their bivouacs. The entry for the 1st August 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 1889 at Dunchurch | 7 Apr 1889 at Stretton-on-Dunsmore |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Stephen and Elizabeth Howard | Fairview Cottage, Chapel Street, Long Lawford |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1889 - Dunchurch | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Church Lawford | 1911 - Wagoner on farm |
| 1901 - Wolston | |
| 1911 - Lawford Lodge Cottages, Church Lawford | |
| 1914 - Fairview Cottage, Chapel Street, Long Lawford |