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 | British War & Victory Medals | Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Ext |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 March 1917 in France | ~ | Studley War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| German Spring Offensive | February 1917 in Stratford on Avon | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| No.8 General Hospital, Bois-Guillaume | Pte 30024 Oxford & Bucks LI | |
Circumstances of Death
| Harry is listed as dying of wounds on 11th April 1918 at the No.8 General Hospital, Bois-Guillaume. The war diary does not give us the date that Harry was wounded but it was likely to have been between the 21st and 27th March at the start of the German Spring Offensive. Transcriptions of the whole 1st Battalion War Diary can be found by clicking here. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1898 in Studley | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Harry and Elizabeth Ann Daffin | Cottage Farm, Ipsley |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - Studley | 1911 - School |
| 1901 - Church Street, Studley | |
| 1911 - Ipsley, Redditch | |
| 1917 - Cottage Farm, Ipsley | |
