South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 33290 Ernest Edmund IVINS - 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment


Killed in Action Thursday November 7th, 1918 aged 20

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Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Pont-Sur-Sambre Cemetery
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
After 1 Jan 1916 ~ Harbury
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place Enlisted DateOther War Memorials
Battle of the Sambre April 1915 at Leamington Spa  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
Pont-sur-Sambre Pte 19679 Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Ernest was shot by a sniper in or near the village of Pont-sur-Sambre as the battalion successfully carried out orders to cross the River Sambre.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
Jan Qtr 1899 at Harbury ~
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
Edmund and Ellen Ivins Mill Street, Harbury
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceChildren & Year of Birth
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SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History                                
1901 - 33 Mill Street, Harbury 1911 - Scholar
1904 - Mill Street, Harbury (Spennells)  
1911 - Mill Street, Harbury  
1917 - Mill Street, Harbury (Spennell's)  
1919 - Mill Street, Harbury (pension card)