South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War in Which Died | WW1 Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Point 110 New Military Cemetery, Fricourt |
| First Arrived in a War Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | Warwickshire War Memorials |
| 27 May 1915 in France | ~ | Pailton War Memorial |
| Withybrook Memorial Plaque | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Local trench warfare on the Somme | August 1914 in Rugby | Other War Memorials |
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| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| trenches near Morlancourt | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Percy is listed as being killed in action on 21st March 1916 and the brief 2nd Battalion war diary entries for the period 20th to 22nd March are transcribed below. Morlancourt - 20 Mar 1916: Proceeded to trenches & relieved 1/R Welsh Fus in C.1. Sector. No in trenches Officers 19 and O Ranks 558.. Units on our left – 24th Manchester Regt Casualties – O Ranks Killed 3 Trenches Morlancourt - 21 Mar 1916: In trenches. Casualties O Ranks Killed 1, wounded 4 Trenches Morlancourt - 22 Mar 1916: 2/Lt G R Childs joined for duty |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1896 in Withybrook | 19 Apr 1896 at Monks Kirby, St Editha |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Walter Henry Hirons and Edith Ingram | Withybrook |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - Withybrook | 1901 - School age |
| 1901 - Cottage, Withybrook | 1911 - General Farm Worker |
| 1911 - Withybrook | |
| 1914 - Withybrook | |
Although Withybrook is only 3 miles from Pailton we have not been able to find any direction connection between Percy and Pailton.
