South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 21178 Cyril GOLBY - 1st/5th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Killed in Action Thursday, October 4, 1917 aged 19


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
After August 1916 ~ Ratley & Upton
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Date Other War Memorials
Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)  August 1916 at Warwick  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
Poelcappelle ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

The battalion war diary shows the 1/5th attacked enemy lines at Poelcappelle in the build up to the later Battle of Poelcappelle.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Bapitsm Date/Place
Apr Qtr 1898 at Ratley 29 May 1898 at Ratley
   
Parents Names Parents Abode
Richard and Emma Jane Golby Ratley
   
Wife & Marriage Date/Place Children & Year of Birth
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Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History                       
1898 to 1917 Ratley 1911 - School