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| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Etaples Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 14 Jul 1916 | ~ | Berkswell | Cubbington |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions near Ypres | Aug/Sept 1914 at Rugby | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Military Hospital at Etaples | ~ | |
Walter and brother Harry Tarver
Walter and Harry enlisted on the same day in the same 8th Battalion with consecutive Army numbers 14085 (Harry) & 14086. They were both wounded on the same day in the same action, both were admitted to the 51st Field Ambulance and both had wounds to their legs.
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
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Walter was admitted to the 51st Field Ambulance at Poperinghe on 1 Jan 1916 (as was his brother Harry) with wounds to his right foot and knee and his left hand. Later that day he was transferred to a Casualty Clearing Station and from there to a Military Hospital at Etaples where he died about 7 weeks later. Click here for more on the Evacuation of Casualties. The war diary for the day he was wounded is transcribed below along with a newpaper article about him and his brother Harry. War Diary EntryRailway Wood 31.12.15 / 1.1.16: A quiet day. At 11pm and midnight our artillery fired fairly heavily for about 5 minutes to ring in the new year. Enemy did not retaliate. At 10.15 Enemy started to trench mortar H20 and Cambridge Rd very heavily. Our field guns retaliated at first and at 11.15am the H.G.R group was turned on with good effect. Our trench mortars also retaliated with effect. Enemy also used minernwerfer as well as trench motors. 6 killed and 11 wounded. Noon 1.1.16: enemy did not show any activity after her heavy bombardment of the morning A & C companies we're very busy repairing damage all night. END Newspaper ReportWarwick Advertiser – 15 January 1916 CUBBINGTON The War News has been received that Privates Harry and Walter Tarver of the South Stafford 's who joined at the outbreak of war have both been seriously wounded and later private Harry Tarver succumbed to his injuries passing away at the base hospital in France. He was a thoroughly good fellow and was much respected by all who knew him. His last words were a message of love to his father and mother. Great sympathy is felt in the village for his parents at their sad loss. Private Walter Tarver is seriously wounded in the legs but from later news he is a little better. Mr and Mrs Tarver have another son at the front, private Fred Tarver, who is in the Warwicks. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1893 at Cubbington | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Thomas and Elizabeth Tarver | Penns Cottages, Cubbington |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Cubbington School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1893 - Cubbington | Scholar |
| 1901 - Flout's Cottage, Back of High Street, Cubbington | 1911 - Gardener |
| 1911 - Penns Cottage, Cubbington | |
| 1916 - Penns Cottage, Cubbington | |
