South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Track X Cemetery, Ypres |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 21 Jun 1917 in Boulogne, France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington Spa Holy Trinity Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | Oct 1914 in Leamington Spa | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Ypres | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
| James listed as being killed in action on 16th August 1917 near Ypres. He was one of 5 men from his Battery who were buried at Track X Cemetery that day. Unfortunately the 126th Brigade war diary is missing the entries for July and August and therefore, in the absence of any information on the internet, we cannot comment on the events of the day. The Warwickshire Roll of Honour book states that he was killed by shellfire.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1897 in Leamington Spa | 4 Aug 1897 at Leamington, All Saints |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Joseph (deceased) and Betsy Parsons | 14 Morton Street, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1897 - 14 Morton Street, Leamington Spa | 1911 - House Boy |
| 1901 - 14 Morton Street, Leamington Spa | 1914 - Employed by Burgis & Colbourne |
| 1911 - 14 Morton Street, Leamington Spa | |
| 1917 - 14 Morton Street, Leamington Spa | |
