South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Basra Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 13 Jul 1915 | ~ | Welford on Avon |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Siege of Kut |
Commissioned 26 Mar 1915 | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Beit Aiesa, Iraq | ~ | |
- Mentioned in dispatches on 3 occassions
- Also fought at Gallipoli
- Member of Birmingham University OTC
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Claude was killed during an attack on Turkish lines at Beit Aiesa. The attack was repulsed by very heavy shellfire from the Turkish lines. The war diary for the day is transcribed below:'At 7am A&B Coys went forward in the attack from A1, A2 & A3 captured Turkish trenches. HQ & C & D Coys very heavily shelled. The attack was not pushed home. Casualties 1 officer [Albert] and 8 other ranks killed; 1 officer and 56 other ranks wounded and 4 missing'.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| 25 May 1890 at Birmingham | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Alfred and Maud Mary Dingley | Avondale, Welford on Avon |
| Schools | Colleges |
| King Edwards VI Grammar, Birmingham | Birmingham University |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Frances Road, Handsworth | 1901 Scholar |
| 1901 - 79 Lodge Road, Birmingham | 1911 - Gilt Jewelery Assistant |
| 1911 - 79 Lodge Road, Birmingham | |
| 1916 - 79 Lodge Road, Birmingham |
