South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 5204 Joseph Lenton AUSTIN - 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment


Killed in Action on Tuesday, October 6th 1914 aged 38


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
12 Aug 1914 ~ Tanworth-in-Arden
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedOther War Memorials
The Race to the Sea 20 May 1898 at Worcester ~
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units  
near Pont St Mayence ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

The war diary states that on 6 Oct 1914 the Battalion left Saintimes for Pont St Mayence, arriving at 3:45am. 300 men and 8 officers left by train and spent the night in a siding at Picquigny. The war diary makes no mention of any casualties and details of Josephs death have not yet been found but he is the only man listed as being killed on that day.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
Oct Qtr 1876 at Stratford on Avon 14 Oct 1876 at Holy Trinity, Stratford
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
Joseph and Ursula Austin Tanworth-in-Arden
   
SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History                       
1876 - Stratford on Avon 1881 - Scholar
1881 - The Cross Keys, Ely Street, Stratford on Avon 1891 - Assistant Gamekeeper                                    
1891 - Westgrove, Haselor 1901 - Soldier
1901 - Army Barracks at Aldershot 1911 - Soldier
1911 - Western Heights Barracks, Dover  
1914 - Tanworth-in-Arden