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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| Gallipoli | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Green Hill Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 29 Jun 1915 in Egypt | ~ | Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial |
| Stratford Holy Trinity Church | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Stratford Cemetery Memorial |
| Gallipoli Campaign | August 1914 in Birmingham | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Chocolate Hill, Suvla Bay | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Albert is listed as being killed in action on 9th December 1915. The very brief 71st Field Company war diary entries for the 8 & 9th December are transcribed below. Chocolate Hill, Suvla - 8.12.1915: Lieut Bell is wounded. Cpl Bastin and four men rejoin. Chocolate Hill, Suvla - 9.12.1915: Sapper Willey is killed & Sapper Foss wounded by shrapnel fire. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1876 in Stratford on Avon | 11 Jun 1876 in Stratford on Avon |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| James (died 1911) and Elizabeth Ann Willey | 3 Vincent Avenue, Stratford on Avon |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Emily Willey nee Cowley | Violet b 29 Sep 1902; Letitia b 2 Feb 1913 |
| 2 Sep 1911 in Shottery | Kathleen b 18 Apr 1914 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1876 - Stratford on Avon | 1881 - Scholar |
| 1881 - 32 Birmingham Road, | 1891 - Apprentice Hairdresser |
| 1891 - 23 Bridge Street, | 1901 - Brewery Cooper |
| 1901 - 41 Clopton Road, | 1911 - Brewery Cooper |
| 1911 - 3 Vincent Avenue, Stratford on Avon | 1914 - Brewery Cooper |
| 1915 - 27 Clopton Road, Stratford on Avon | |
- Albert was previously married to Elizabeth Mary Reason who died in 1904
