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 | British War & Victory Medals | Cologne Southern Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 16 Feb 1916 | ~ | Cherington & Stourton |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Taken Prisoner during the Battle of Arras | 14 Aug 1915 at Nottingham | Hucknall (3 memorials) |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Limburg an der Lahn, Prisoner of War Camp | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Harold's Red Cross Records reveal that he was captured at Gavrelle on 28th April 1917 and we know that he was held at a prisoner of war camp in Limburg an der Lahn which is 35km east of Koblenz where he was originally buried. We have not yet been able to estalish his exact cause of death except that one record mentions that he died of wounds over 18 months after he was captured.The war diary for the day he is recorded as being captured is transcribed below:-
Gavrelle Trenches 4.25am 28th: Battalion attacked in four waves to the enemy trenches N.E of Gavrelle with one platoon under 2nd Lt Newling detailed to take the Windmill. The Windmill on the left of the Bn front was reached and held but as the 1st Bttn on the left and 2nd Div on their left were hung up, apparently by wire and owing to a large number of machine guns, casualties were very heavy. Only two officers who took part in the operation came out alive. Casualties - Killed Officers 1 Other Ranks 25 - Wounded Other Ranks 72 - Missing Officers 8 and Other Ranks 387 [including Harold].
Harold was originally buried in the Coblenz French Miliatary Cemetery at Karhause as Cologne was not taken into Allied hands until 6 Dec 1918, some 36 days after Harold died.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 17 Mar 1894 at Cherington | 10 Jun 1894 at Cherington |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George and Emma Joyner | Cherington |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1894 - Cherington | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Cherington Butts | 1911 - Pony Driver in Coal Mine |
| 1911 - 37 Bentwick Yard, Hucknall | 1915 - Engine Cleaner |
| 1915 - Hucknall |
