South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Citadel New Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 27 May 1915 in France | ~ | Dunchurch |
| Monks Kirby | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Local actions on the Somme | Aug 1914 in Rugby | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Trenches near Bois-des-Tailles | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
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Clifford is listed as being killed in action on 8 Jun 1916. The brief 2nd Battalion war diary entries for the 7th & 8th June 1916 are transcribed below. In the Trenches [near Bois-des-Tailles] 7.6.16: Same as previous day [in trenches]. Casualties 1 Killed; 1 Wounded In the Trenches [near Bois-des-Tailles] 8.6.16: The Battalion relieved by 2 R Irish Regt & proceeded to Hutments in the Bois-des-Tailles. Casualties - Wounded 2 OR's. D Coy from Moylancourt joined in wood. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| c1883 in Pillerton Hersey | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Thomas and Eliza | Bascote Heath |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Alice Izzard nee Mason | Agnes b 1902; John b 1903; Doris b 1905; Wilfred b 1907 |
| 23 Feb 1907 at Monks Kirby | Ivy b 1909; Noel b 1915; Vermelles Loos b 1915 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1883 - Pillerton Hersey | 1891 - School age |
| 1886 - Thurlaston (birth of brother) | 1901 - Carter on Farm (census) |
| 1891 - Binley Road, Wyken | 1901 - Labourer (Marriage) |
| 1901 - Pailton Pastures, Monks Kirby (census) | 1907 - Labourer (baptism) |
| 1907 - Harborough Magna (Doris baptism) | 1911 - Cowman on Farm |
| 1911 - Cosford, Rugby | |
| 1914 - Monks Kirby | |
- We have been unable to find Clifford's birth record or baptism
- The Izzard family were living in Thurlaston in 1886 where Clifford's brother Arnold Thomas Izzard was born. Arnold also fell in WW1