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 | British War & Victory Medals | Crump Trench British Cemetery, Fampoux |
| First Arrived in a War Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | Warwickshire War Memorials |
| 29 Jul 1915 in France | ~ | Withybrook Memorial Plaque |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions near Ypres | August 1914 in Rugby | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Fampoux | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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James is listed as being killed in action on 23 Jul 1917. The 1st Battalion war diary places them in Crete Trench near Fampoux. The war diary entries for the period 22nd to 24th July 1917 are transcribed below. Railway Cutting – 22 Jul 1917: Fine day. No working parties after 12noon. Battalion prepares to take over front line trenches from 2nd Sea Highrs [Seaforth Highlanders] at I.20.a & c. 9pm: C Coy sent up two plants to Crete Trench 9.30pm: Relief started in following order – D Coy with 1 Platoon of B Coy attached to left front Coy position. A Coy with 1 platoon of B Coy attached to right front Coy position. Internal of 10 minutes in between Coys. Trenches - 23/7/1917:1.30am - Relief completed, no casualties. Fairly quiet night. 7th Bn Border Regt on our left, 1st Bn Hampshire Regt (11th Inf Bde) on our right. Fine day, fairly quiet. Both enemy and our aeroplances active. One enemy plane shot down by our A.A Guns & fell in enemy lines. Quiet night. END The Battalion Statement of Casualties records there being 4 killed and 5 wounded men on 23/7/1917. Trenches - 24/7/1917: Fine day, an American Colonel came round & reviewed our sector of line. Quiet morning and afternoon. Both enemy and & artillery active during evening & night. Enemy principally fired from Hausa Wood. Enemy used Rifle Grenades freely on our posts and on Columbo trench during night. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr-Jun Qtr 1895 in Withybrook | 18 Aug 1895 at Monk's Kirby St. Editha |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| James and Ellen Parnell | Withybrook, Warks |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Monks Kirby, Warks | 1901 - School age |
| 1901 - Main Street, Monks Kirby | 1911 - Farm Labourer |
| 1911 - Monks Kirby | |
| 1914 - Withybrook, Warks | |
| 1917 - Withybrook, Warks |
