South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 267962 Frederick Charles HAYWARD - 8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Killed in action on Sunday 6th October 1918 aged 35


Military History

     
Theatre of War in Which Died Campaign Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders British War & Victory Medals Doingt Communal Cemetery
     
First Arrived in Theatre Bravery & Conduct Medals SWFHS Area Memorials
7 Oct 1916 in France  ~ Leamington Spa War Memorial
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Died Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Battles of the Hindenburg Line (1918) 30 Nov 1915 in Leamington Spa ~
     
Place of Death Date and Place Mobilised Previous Regiments or Units
20th CCS at Doingt  2 Jun 1916 in Warwick Pte 19390 Army Service Corps 
    2nd/7th Battalion Royal Warwicks till 15/9/17

Circumstances of Death

Frederick is listed as dying of wounds on 6th October 1918 at the 20th Casualty Clearing Station at Doingt. The 8th Battalion war diary entries for the period 4th to 6th October are transcribed below. Please note the 2nd/8th Battalion was disbanded in February 1918 and merged with the 1st/8th and were then sent to Italy at the 8th Battalion. The 8th Battalion returned to France in September 1918.

Guinnemont Farm - 4 Oct 1918: OO no 5 ordering the unit to Guinnemont Farm was received and the Battalion marched there and rested for a few hours in the trenches in the vicinity.

Lormisett - 5 Oct 1918: At 02.30am battalion marched into the line at Lormisett to support the 74th Inf Bde.

Lormisett - 6 Oct 1918: A&C Coys were ordered to support the Sherwood Foresters in the vicinity of Guisancourt Farm and to assist them in the attack on this strong point. B&D Coys moved to support the Yorks Regt at Belleville Farm. The advance of the companies under heavy artillery and MG fire was superb and the G.O.C the 7th Bde complemented Lt Col Whitehouse on the splendid way in which the advance was carried out.


 
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
21 Oct 1888 in Leamington Spa  
   
Parents Names Abode
Jane Hayward 39 Portland Street, Leamington Spa                             
   
Wife or Girlfriend ~
Lily of Cubbington  
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1888 - Leamington Spa 1901 - Undertakers Boy
1891 - 14 Regent Street, Leamington Spa 1911 - House Painter
1901 - 14 Regent Street, Leamington Spa 1915 - House Painter 
1911 - 39 Portland Street, Leamington Spa  
1915 - 39 Portland Street, Leamington Spa   
1918 - 12 Milverton Crescent, Leamington Spa  
   
  • We have not been able to find Fredericks birth or baptism records nor any details of the name of his father, his date of birth was found
    in his army service records.
  • After Frederick's death an In Memorium was posted in the Leamington Courier by his mother Jane a "Lily from Cubbington"