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 & Boer War Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Ploegsteert Memorial |
| First Arrived in a War Theatre | Queens South Africa Medal & Clasp | Warwickshire War Memorials |
| 21 Sep 1914 in France | King's South Africa Medal and 2 Clasps | Pailton War Memorial |
| Monks Kirby Church Plaque | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Moblised | |
| First Battle of Ypres | 5 Aug 1914 in Coventry | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Le Touquet | Rifleman 7380 - 1st Bn Rifle Brigade | ~ |
Previous Service History
- 8 Jan 1900 - Enlisted as Rifleman 7380 in King's Royal Rifle Corps in Ramsgate
- 9 Jan 1900 - Transferred to Rifle Brigade under same number
- 3 Sep 1900 - Posted to South Africa
- 30 Oct 1902 - Posted back to UK
- 31 Mar 1903 - Discharged from Army after "buying himself out" - To Army Reserve
- 21 Sep 1914 - Arrived in France as part of 3rd Reinforcement and joined the Battalion at NW of Bucy le Long
1914 Star & Clasp Medal Card under service number 7380
Circumstances of Death
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Thomas is listed as being killed in action on 10th November 1914. The 1st Battalion war diary entries for the period 9th to 11th November are transcribed below, the diary does not contain any details of casualties. Trenches near Le Touquet – 9 Nov 1914: The daily improvements to trenches and repairs to wire and parapets, rendered necessary by hostile shell fire, were continued. No further aggressive movement was made by the enemy. Trenches near Le Touquet – 10 Nov 1914: Kings Own relieved us in the evening and we went into billets at Le Bizet leaving two Coys (at night 3 Coys) in support of them at Le Touquet. Billets in Le Bizet – 11 Nov 1914: Remained in billets all day and at night relieved the Inniskillings in reserve trenches in Ploegsteert Wood. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 22 Oct 1880 in Ullesthorpe, Leics | 28 Feb 1833 at Claybrooke St. Peter |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Thomas Docker and Eliza Davenport | Lutterworth Road, Pailton |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1881 - Ullesthorpe, Leics | 1891 - School age |
| 1891 - Lutterworth Road, Pailton | 1900 - Waiter |
| 1901 - South Africa with Rifle Brigade | 1901 - Soldier in Rifle Brigade |
| 1911 - Lutterworth Road, Pailton | 1911 - Gardeners Assistant |
| 1911 - Lutterworth Road, Pailton | |
Brother of Frank Davenport who also fell
