South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Private 34986 Dick Ford HAYWARD - 5th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment


Killed in Action  aged

 Military History

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle/Other

Battle of Arras (1917)

Place of Death

Arras

 

Medals

British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

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Enlisted Date/Place

Birmingham

 

Commonwealth War Graves Page

Duisans British Cemetery

SWFHS War Memorial(s)

Little Compton

Other War Memorial(s)

 

Other Information/Previous Regiments/Units

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

War diary entries from the 7th to the 15th May (one page) are missing from the National Archives file and it is not known where or how he died.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Bapitsm Date/Place
Oct Qtr 1880 at Chipping Norton 17 Oct 1880 at Little Compton
   
Parents Names Abode
Tom and Jane Hayward Little Compton
   
Wife & Marriage Date/Place Children & Year of Birth
Mary Ann nee Stickley Rena born 7 Oct 1915
Jul Qtr 1912 Chipping Norton District  
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
  • 1881 to 1901 - Little Compton
  • 1911 - not found
  • 1917 - 3, Burlington Rd., Small Heath, Birmingham
  • 1911 Farm working