South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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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 | Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 2 Sep 1914 | ~ | Wixford |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Albert (Somme) | 9 May 1905 at Warwick | Tedstone Delamere, Herefordshire |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Carnoy, Somme | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
William is listed as being killed in action on 10 Jul 1916 at Carnoy during the Battle of the Somme. The extremely brief war diary entry for that day is transcribed below and it appears that William was the only man killed on 10 Jul 1916 near Carnoy, no details of how he was killed are given.Nortbecourt (St. Omer) - 10 July: Lt E.A Pickard Cambridge L I O.R 1 O.R Killed - see Appendix A for detailed account. END
Detailed Report July 10th: At Carnoy. END
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 17 Dec 1886 at Barking (Bosmere), Suffolk | 23 Oct 1887 at Barking, St Mary |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Robert and Margaret Laflin | Hill Farm, Idlecote |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| Mary Frances Laflin nee Skinner | 29 Apr 1916 at Wixford, Alcester |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Bigods School, Great Dunmow | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1886 - Barking, Suffolk | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Parsonage Lodge, Bishops Stortford | 1905 - Groom |
| 1901 - Bigods School, Great Dunmow | 1905 - Private, 1st Bn Suffolk Regiment |
| 1905 - Idlecote, Warwicks | 1911 - Private, 1st Bn Suffolk Regiment |
| 1911 - Mustapha Pasha Barracks, Alexandria, Egypt | |
| 1914 - Glebe Farm, Exhall, Alcester | |
| 1918 - Lanes Farm, Stone Bow, Pershore |