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 & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Chapelle British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1st January 1916 | ~ | Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial |
| Stratford Holy Trinity Church | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Stratford Cemetery Memorial |
| German Spring Offensive | Oct/Nov 1914 in Stratford on Avon | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Germaine | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Ernest is listed at being killed in action on the 21st March 1918. The 2nd/7th Battalion war diary entries for the period 20th March to 9am on the 22nd March are transcribed below. Germaine - 20.3.1918: Training as before. Specialist training and Recreational training contiued as before. Germaine - 21.1.1918: 5am: Orders received for the Battalion, billeted at Germaine, to man battle stations. Battalion stood to. 6am: Orders received for Battalion to move to assembly position at Attilly Huts 7.15am: The battalion commenced the march to Attilly. Strength of Battn. and Officers as Annexum A & B [21 Officers & 556 Other Ranks] 9.15am: Battalion assembled, as Counter Attack Battalion at Attilly Huts. Heavy shelling and gas shelling encountered en route. Approximate casualties: 2/Lt’s Tosland and Lovejoy wounded and 20 OR. Shelling of area around Attilly Huts very heavy. Battalion disposed in various trenches. Heavy mist, still. 11am: Battalion disposed W of St. Quentin Wood as is sketch. Shelling fairly but few casualties. Instructions issued verbally by 182nd Inf. Bde. to Major Waterworth for counter attack if required. 5.00pm: Arranged with 182nd Inf. Bde for the move of the battalion to M.D.J. Dugouts to avoid casualties from shelling 8.00pm - Battalion in M.D.J. 11.30pm - Lieut Whitfield from 182nd Inf. Bde with verbal instructions re the battalion assembling for counter attack south of Holnon Wood. Explained that the operation was not possible. Approximate casualties Officers 2 and O.R. 20. M.J.D. Dugouts - 22.3.1918: 1.50am: Orders from 182nd Infantry Brigade. The Battalion to remain as at present situated. 4.30am: Orders from 182nd Infantry Brigade that in the event of enemy attack developing suddenly, counter attack by battalion to be launched at CO's decision. 7am: Posts pushed out for local protection, routes for counter attack assembly reconnoitred. Heavy mist. 9am: Verbal instructions received from 182nd Infantry Brigade to move Battalion to position of assembly in Holnon Wood. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1880 in Alcester | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Job and Emma Harris | Alcester |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Isabella Harris nee Sutton | Sarah Helen; Emma; Beryl and Ruth May |
| Jan Qtr 1914 in Evesham | |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1881 - The Moors, Alcester | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - The Moors, Alcester | 1901 - Not found |
| 1901 - Not found | 1911 - Labourer & Horse Driver |
| 1911 - 9 Mulberry Street, Stratford on Avon | |
| 1915 - 9 Mulberry Street, Stratford on Avon | |
- In the 1911 census Ernest's furture wife, Isabella Sutton is listed as his housekeeper.
