South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War in Which Died | WW1 Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Pozieres Memorial |
| First Arrived in a War Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | Warwickshire War Memorials |
| 22 Mar 1917 in Bolougne, France | ~ | Leamington No Known Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| German Spring Offensive | 9 Dec 1915 in Oxford | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Templeux-la-Fosse | Pte 58867 - 10th Bn Devonshire Regiment | |
Military Service History
- 9 Dec 1915 - Enlisted in Oxford
- 9 Dec 1915 - Posted to Army Reserve
- 6 Jan 1917 - Mobilised in Coventry into Devonshire Regiment
- 22 Mar 1917 - Arrived in Boulogne, France with Devonshire Regiment
- 14 May 1917 - Transferred to the Labour Corps
Circumstances of Death
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Robert is listed as being killed in action on 21 March 1918 the first day of the German Spring Offensive. Labour Company's were not required to keep war diaries. The 175th Coy were part of VII Corps who were in the area of Templeux-la-Fosse when the German army attacked. We have not been able to find any further information but will continue to look. The 175th Company, Labour Corps was formed from the 10th (Labour) Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment, so effectively Robert remained with the men of his old unit, 10th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Sourced from the Long Long Trail website. Labour Companies tended to be formed with men aged 35 & over and/or who were no longer physically as the men who served in the front lines. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul-Sep Qtr 1881 in Halesowen | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Herbert William & Clara E Hall | 14 Brownlow Street, Leamington |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Alice Mary Hall nee | Susie born 02 Aug 1906 |
| 06 Oct 1904 at Ladywood St. Margarets | John born 22 Apr 1911 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1881 - Halesowen | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Hagley Street, Halesowen | 1901 - Grocers Assistant |
| 1901 - 9 Miller Street, Aston | 1904 - Grocers Assistant |
| 1911 - 27 Warnford Road, Oxford | 1911 - Grocers Manager |
| 1915 - 56 Argyle Street, Oxford | 1915 - Grocery Manager |
- Robert's links to Leamington are via his parents and siblings who lived and worked in the town
- Robert's mother Clara died in Leamington in 1904
- Robert's father re-married in 1910 at Leamington All Saints
Family Leamington Address History
- 1901 - 8 Regent Street, Leamington
- 1911 - 19 Villers Street, Leamington
- 1921 - 14 Brownlow Street, Leamington