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 | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | La Brique Military Cemetery No. 2 |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 3 Sep 1915 in Le Havre, France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington St. John's Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | 23 Aug 1915 in Leamington Spa | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Ypres | Sapper 117479 6th Labour Bn Royal Engineers | |
Service History
- 23 Aug 1915 - Enlisted in as Sapper 117479 6th Labour Battalion, Royal Engineers
- 02 Sep 1915 - Arrrived in France
- 31 Jul 1917 - 6th Labour Battalion, Royal Engineers became 705th Company, Labour Corps (History & Source)
Circumstances of Death
| William is listed as being killed in action on 17th October 1917. Labour Corps units were not required to keep war diaries however th Warwickshire Roll of Honour states that William was killed at 5.30am on the 17th by a bomb dropped by an enemy aircraft.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 28 Dec 1869 in Whitnash | 15 Dec 1870 in Whitnash |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William and Emma Enock | Shrubland Street, Leamington Spa |
| 1st Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Emily Enock nee Stopp (died June 1901) | Ellen Ada born 27 Mar 1897 |
| 23 May 1896 at Leamington Spa, St John | William born 11 Sep 1898 |
| 2nd Wife | Marriage Details |
| Hannah Enock nee Stopps (widow) | 24 Dec 1904 in Warwick |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1869 - Whitnash | 1881 - Scholar |
| 1871 - Elm Cottages, Whitnash | 1891 - General Labourer |
| 1881 - 49 St Georges Road, Leamington Spa | 1896 - Stoker at Leamington Gas Works |
| 1891 - 7 Shrubland Street, Leamington Spa | 1901 - Labourer at Leamington Gas Works |
| 1896 - 31 Shrubland Street, Leamington Spa | 1911 - Gas Stoker |
| 1901 - 29 St. John's Road, Leamington Spa | 1915 - Labourer |
| 1911 - 22 St. John's Road, Leamington Spa | |
| 1915 - 61 St George Road, Leamington |
