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Sergeant Mechanic 31458 Lawrence Saunders HARRIES - No 1 Balloon Squadron, Royal Air Force

Died on Thursday 31st October 1918 aged 35

Military History
   
Theatre of War DiedCampaign MedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Home British War & Victory Medals Place of Burial Not Found 
     
First Arrived in TheatreBravery & Conduct MedalsSWFHS Area Memorials
After 1st July 1916 in France  ~ Leamington Spa St. Mary's Memorial
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason DiedDate and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials 
Died of Influenza and Pneumonia 12 June 1916 in place unknown              ~ 
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units  
Whipps Cross Military Hosp, Leytonstone  Royal Flying Corps   
     

Service History

  • 12 Jun 1916 - Enlisted in Royal Flying Corps as 2nd Class Air Mechanic
  • 1 Feb 1917 - Promoted to 1st Class Air Mechanic
  • 14 Mar 1917 - Admitted to 8th Roman Catholic Hosp in Le Touquet 
  • 24 Mar 1917 - Transferred to Norfolk War Hospital
  • 1 Jul 1917 - Promoted to Acting Corporal
  • 23 Nov 1917 - Promoted to Corporal
  • 1 Mar 1918 - Promoted to Acting Sergeant
  • 1 Apr 1918 - Transferred to Royal Air Force

Circumstances of Death

Lawrence (Laurie) died of Influenza and Pneumonia on 31st October 1918 at the Whipps Cross Military Hospital, Leytonstone.

 
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
3 Jan 1883 in Peterchurch, Herefordshire  
   
Parents NamesAbode
John H. and Miriam Harries  Peterchurch, Herefordshire
   
Wife and Marriage Details Children
Annie Mary Harries nee Radford Effie Mary Harries born 1 Aug 1907                     
14 Jan 1907 at Derby St. Chad  
   
SchoolsColleges
  ~
   
Address HistoryEmployment History
1883 - Peterchurch, Herefordshire  1891 - Scholar
1891 - The Princess, Peterchurch 1899 - Postman in Peterchurch
1907 - 78 Darley Street, Derby 1901 - Tailor & Postman (resigned 1904)
1908 - 46 Crompton Street, Warwick  1904 - Tailor
1911 - 22 Beaconsfield Street, Leamington 1908 - Tailor
1916 - 27 Northcote Street, Leamington Spa 1911 - Breeches Maker 
   

 

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L/Corporal 265351 William Alfred TYLER - 2nd/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Died of Wounds on Thursday 4th October 1917 aged 27

Military History
   
Theatre of WarCampaign MedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders British War & Victory Medals         Duisans British Cemetery
     
Arrived in TheatreBravery & Conduct MedalsSWFHS Area Memorials
After 1 January 1916 in France ~ Leamington Spa War Memorial
    Leamington St. John's Memorial
Action, Battle or Other Reason DiedDate and Place Enlisted  
Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) November 1914 in Coventry   
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units         Other War Memorials
8th Casualty Clearing Station, Duisans ~  ~ 
     

Circumstances of Death

William is listed as having died of wounds on 4 Oct 1917 and was subsequently buried at Duisans which at the time was used for burials by the 8th Casualty Clearing Station. The Warwickshire Roll of Honour states that William was wounded in the jaw, abdomen and stomach by shrapnel from an aerial torpedo. We don't know when William was wounded and the 2nd/7th Battalion war diary entries for the period 30th September to 4th October 1917 are transcribed below. 

Near Fampoux – 30 Sep 1917: 1am - Enemy put down heavy barrage of T.M’s, 5.9” & 4.2” all along the front & on right Bn of left Brigade, lasting about 25 minutes. SOS up and all artillery on.

Lewis guns of left Coy fired down No Mans Land as it was thought enemy had raided left Brigade. This proved false. All quiet by 1.50am.

Casualties 2/Lt’s Barnard & Powell and 4 men wounded. Six men killed.

A misty morning. Colonel St. John joined for duty & took over command of the Battalion.

Chemical Works sector – 1 Oct 1917: Battalions third day in the left front sub-sector. Very little activity. Meeting of O.C’s Coys at HQ. Two special patrols out from Left & Right Coys. Magnificent weather, full moon at night.

Chemical Works sector – 2 Oct 1917: Quiet night, misty morning. G.O.C Division & A.D.M.S visited the line.

Chemical Works sector – 3 Oct 1917: Enemy showed a little more artillery activity. A little rain during the night. Observation was bad.

Chemical Works sector – 4 Oct 1917: Fairly quiet day. H.T.M [Heavy Trench Mortar] fired five rounds over our right Coy front in the afternoon.

https://www.swfhs.org.uk/images/Memorials/Shotteswell/norton_map.jpg?1679754934Area of Operations (Click to enlarge)

 
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1890 in Harbury, Warwicks   
   
Parents NamesAbode
Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Tyler 10 Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa 
   
SchoolsColleges
  ~
   
Address HistoryEmployment History
1891 - Doctors Cottages, Binswood End, Harbury, Warks  1901 - School age
1901 - Whitnash, Warwicks 1911 - Miller & Grinder at Motor Works                                                 
1908 - 10 Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa  
1911 - 10 Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa  
1917 - 10 Althorpe Street, Leamington Spa   

 

 

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Pioneer 126822 George AITKEN - 15th Division Signal Coy,  Royal Engineers

Died of Septicemic Plague on Wednesday 31st October 1917 aged 35

Military History
   
Theatre of War in Which DiedWW1 Campaign MedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
India British War & Victory Medals Deolali Government Cemetery
     
First Arrived in a War TheatreBravery & Conduct MedalsWarwickshire War Memorials
After 1 Dec 1916 in India ~  Leamington No Known Memorial
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason DiedDate and Place Enlisted  
Died of Septicemic Plague September 1916 in Lambeth, Surrey  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units Other War Memorials 
34th Welsh General Hospital, Deolali ~  
     
  • The town of Deolali where George died is the origin of the phrase "going doollaly" aka "doollalt tap" which arose from the boredom, intense heat, and long waiting 
    periods for troops awaiting transport back to Britain.

Circumstances of Death

George died of Septicemic Plague on the 31st October 1917 at the 34th Welsh General Hospital in Deolali, India.

 
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
14 Dec 1882  in Edinburgh  
   
Parents NamesAbode
George Tudhope and Barbara Miller Aitken Edinburgh 
   
Wife and Marriage Details Children
Elizabeth Angelina Aitken David Summers born 5 Apr 1914
Apr-Jun Qtr in Coventry  
   
SchoolsColleges
  ~
   
Address HistoryEmployment History
1882 - Edinburgh 1891 - Scholar 
1891 - 24 Dryden Street, Edinburgh 1899 - GPO Male Learner (27 May 1899)
1901 - 3 Crighton Place, Edinburgh 1900 - GPO S.C. & Telegraphist (7 Aug 1900)
1911 - 88 Vaughan Road Camberwell 1904 - GPO Sorting Clerk (6 Mar 1904)
1917 - 64 Brailsford Road, Brixton, London 1911 - Commercial Clerk 
1917 - 3 Percy Terrace, Leamington Spa 1914 - G.P.O. Sorter
1921 - 66 Greatheed Road., Leamington Spa  
   
  • It appears that George lived in the Leamington Spa area sometime around 1913 when he married his wife in Coventry
  • George's son David lived in Leamington Spa and died there in 1982, he lived at 30a Leicester Lane, Leamington at the time of his death

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 Lieutenant George Henry Fosbroke POWER                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regiment & Unit

6th Battalion attd 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment

Enlisted On/At

Commissioned on 5 August 1914

Former Regiment

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Lt George Henry Fosbroke Power200  Lt Power menin inscription

Details & Age at Death

Killed in Action, Sunday, May 9, 1915 aged 21

Medals

1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle

Battle of Aubers Ridge (Second Battle of Artois)

Place of Death

Rue de Bois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

Research reveals that George was hit by a shell explosion which removed one of his hands during an attack on enemy lines at Rue du Bois, despite a search after the battle his body was never recovered and he is presumed to have died from the wounds suffered..

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

Jan Qtr 1894 - London

Baptism Date & Place

3 Jun 1894 Bidford on Avon, St. Laurence

Parents

Lt Col D'Arcy & Lady Eleanor Power
Cavendish Square, London

Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Address History

  • 1911: 10a Chandos Street, London

School(s), Colleges & University

  • Merchant Taylor's School
  • New College, Oxford

Occupation(s)

  • 1911: Student
  • 1912: Medical Student
  • 1914: Surgeon at St. Barts Hospital

Other Information

Became a medical student in March 1912. Member of the Freemason's. Capt of New College Fencing Team. His father served in the RAMC during WW1.


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Rifleman 52211 William POWERS - 15th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles


Died of Wounds Friday, May 31, 1918 aged 24

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 Military History

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle/Other

Local actions near Ypres

Place of Death

2nd Canadian or 3rd Australian CCS in Esquelbecq 

 

Medals

British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

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Enlisted Date/Place

August 1916 at Warwick

 

Commonwealth War Graves Page

Esquelbecq Military Cemetery

SWFHS War Memorial(s)

Wasperton

Other War Memorial(s)

 

Previous Regiments/Units

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

The battalion war diary is not very specific so we have also used the diary of the 1st Bn Royal Irish Fusiliers. It has not been possible to identify on which day William was wounded and as he was treated some 33km's away from the battalions position in the 2 days before he died at either the 2nd Canadian or the 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Stations in Esquelbecq then we will not provide any maps to avoid confusion.

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 Personal & Family History


Birth Date & Place

14 Oct 1893 Wasperton

Baptism Date & Place

12 Nov 1893 at Wasperton

Parents

George and Sophia Powers of Wasperton


Wife & Marriage

~

Children

~

 

 

Occupation(s)

  •  Servant on farm

Schools & Colleges

Wasperton School

Address History

  • 1901 - The Village, Wasperton
  • 1911 - Debden, Barford, Warks
  • 1918 - Wasperton

Other Information

 

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  1. Private 9441 Alfred William ALLEN
  2. Private 1678 Owen Arthur WORRALL
  3. Private 44629 George Henry TIMMS
  4. Corporal 43296 Edgar Charles MILLS

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