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 | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Tannay British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| May 1918 in France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington St. John's Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Local actions in the Nieppe Forest | January 1918 in Leamington Spa | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| 13th Field Ambulance, Tannay | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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William is listed as being killed in action on 8th July 1918. The 14th Battalion war diary entries for the period 7th to 9th July are transcribed below. Nieppe Forest - 7 Jul 1918: 18 OR report for duty 7 of whom have previously been on the Battalion. 2/Lt N Rolles reports for duty. Nieppe Forest - 8 Jul 1918: 2/Lt C.Y.F Manning reports for duty. 14 OR killed and 16 wounded by ariel bomb which fell on bivouacs in the transport lines soon after midnight. 1 OR killed and 2 OR wounded in the line. 15 R War R relieve the battalion in the line, the battalion marched to Spresiana Camp in the ?. Cpl (or Cpt) Roberts died of wounds recd on 29.6.18 Nieppe Forest - 9 Jul 1918: 7 OR, including 3 new men report for duty. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1899 in Leamington Spa | 21 Jun 1899 at Leamington Spa, St John's |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Francis Christopher and Mary Ann Bartholomew | 20 Aylesford Street, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Shrubland Street Boys School, Leamington | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1899 - Leamington Spa | 1911 - Scholar |
| 1901 - 7 East Grove, Leamington Spa | 1917 - Employed by Great Western Railway |
| 1911 - 20 Aylesford Street, Leamington Spa | |
| 1917 - 20 Aylesford Street, Leamington Spa | |
Brother of Ernest Bartholomew and Percy Bartholomew who also fell in 1918
