South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Merville Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 10 Nov 1917 | ~ | Rowington |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Killed in Aircraft Crash | 28 Jan 1917 at Warwick | Christ's Hospital School | Rossall School |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other Service Information |
| nr Merville | Pvt 23838 Royal Warwickshire | 6 Jul 1917 - Gazzetted to 2nd Lt |
| 27 Sep 1917 - Qualified to Fly |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
| Killed whist flying a Sopwith Camel serial number B5623 on the Western Front when his engine failed on what was his second take off that day, he had been trying to find an enemy aeroplane that had been attacking British lines. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 1 Sep 1896 at Crouch End, London | ~ |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Harry F and Alice Orcutt | Rowington Hall |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Christ's Hospital School, Lincoln 1905-1911 | ~ |
| Rossett School, Fleetwood 1911 | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1896 - Crouch End | 1911 - Scholar |
| 1901 - Ravensworth, Regents Park Road, Finchley | 1914 - Scholar |
| 1911 - The School House, Wragley Road, Lincoln | |
| 1914 - Rowington Hall, Rowington |
- Marcena's parents were American citizens who owned the Gear Grinding Company who lived at Rowington Hall