Private 203096 Percy HARWOOD

South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Private 203096 Percy HARWOOD - 2nd/5th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Killed in Action on Thursday September 6th 1917 aged 19

Military History


Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	British War & Victory Medals	Dochy Farm New British Cemetery

Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
After August 1916	~	Cubbington

Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)	July 1916 at Leamington Spa	~

Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
SE of St. Julien	~

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

Percy is listed as being killed in action on 6 Sep 1917, the war diary and a precis of the Operational Order (Appendix 2) for that day are transcribed below.

Operational Order 80 - Appendix 2

1. The Battalion (plus one Company of 2/8^th Warwicks) will be ready any time after midnight 5^th/6^th inst. to relieve 2/6^th Warwicks on the line Pommern Castle _Somme and at zero tomorrow attack the gun emplacements on Hill 35 area, in conjunction with troops on our right flank only, whose objective is Iberian [Trench].

2. One company of the 2/6^th Warwicks will be at Plum Farm and Uhlan Farm. They will get into touch with the Artillery lamp there and on receipt of the code word “COME” from Battalion HQ will move the two platoons from plum farm to dust trench, the Coy H.Qrs and one platoon at Uhlan Farm taking their place at Plum Farm.

3. The assault on Hill 35 will be carried out by C Coy supported by A Coy. C Coy will assemble in the trench between D19.a.6½ .5 and D.19.a.5¾.7 A Coy will assemble in the trench between D.19.a.5.4 and D.19.a.4½ .7. One guide for each company from B Company with report to them tonight.

4. Companies will assault on a frontage of one platoon to cover the whole front of 120 yards, each platoon being in two lines. Distance between lines 25 yards; between waves 75 yards. A Coy will move in columns of sections if possible. Extensions should be about 8 paces.

5. The positions will at once consolidated and a line dug in front of it. Patrols of Lewis Guns will be pushed forward towards Gallipoli to cover consolidation. Connection will be established with the troops taking Iberian on the right and a party detailed to clear the line of shell holes towards Iberian. B Coy will arrange to fill any gap on the left and D Coy on the right.

War Diary 5th/6th Sep 1917

Bank Farm 5/9/17: Battn & one Company of 2/8^th Warwicks relieved 2/6^th Warwicks in front systems (Somme-Hill 35 area). Relief complete at 2.20am (6^th). Appendix 2

Bank Farm 6/9/17: Battn unsuccessfully attacked Hill 35 at 7.30am. Reorganised and again attacked at 9pm, unsuccessfully. 1½ Companies of 2/8^th R War R and 1 company of 2/6^th R War R came up to hold the line during second attack. Appendix 2. END

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
Oct Qtr 1897 at Cubbington	31 Oct 1897 at Cubbington

Parents Names	Abode
Joseph and Elizabeth Harwood	Lutterworth End, Cubbington

Schools	Colleges
Cubbington St. Mary Sunday School	~

Address History	Employment History
1897 - Cubbington	1911 - "Just left school"
1901 - Lutterworth End, Cubbington
1911 - Lutterworth End, Cubbington
1916 - Lutterworth End, Cubbington

In 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912 Percy was awarded prizes for his attendence and conduct at St. Mary's Church Sunday School

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