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 | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Douchy-les-Ayette British Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 1 Jun 1916 in France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Leamington St. Marks (New Milverton) | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Hundred Days Offensive | Commissioned on 25 Sep 1915 | Other War Memorials |
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| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| near Ecoust | 12th Battalion, Essex Regt | |
| Pte 3726 2nd/7th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt |
Military Service History
- 1914 - Enlisted as a Private in Royal Warwickshire
- 1 Jan 1915 - Applied for a Commission
- 25 Sep 1915 - Commissioned to 2nd Lt (Gazette)
- 1 Jun 1916 - Landed in France
- 01 Jul 1917 - Promoted to Lt (Gazette)
Circumstances of Death
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Kenelm is listed as being killed in action on 30 Aug 1918. The 2nd Battalion war diary entry and a newspaper obtiuary detailing his death are transcribed below. War DiaryEcoust - 30 Aug 1918 5am: the 76th Brigade attacked Ecoust. The objective was reached with slight casualties but owing to the battalion being unable to secure its flanks it had to fall back to the line of Ecoust Trench at about 11 am. Reinforcements Lt NE Cooper, 2 Lts A Lockwood, AP Baldwin, AW Hardy. During the night of the 30th-31st the battalion was relieved by the 13th King's Liverpools, came back to the line Mory Switch - Halley Avenue, between Mory and St. Leger. Newspaper ObituaryLeamington Spa Courier – September 13, 1918 Local War Items Mr and Mrs. C.H Passman have been officially informed of the death in action, on 24th ult. of their only son, Lieut Kenhelm Granby Passman, Suffolk Regiment. The young officer who 24 years of age, enlisted in the R. War R. in 1914 and in October of the following year obtained a commission in the Essex Regiment but subsequently, on application, was transferred to the Suffolks of which regiment Colonel Eardley-Wilmot was the commanding officer. Lieut Passman went to the Western Front in 1916. He was at Greyfriars Preparatory School from 1903 to 1907 and completed his education at Woodbridge Grammar School. His the eleventh old Greyfriars boy who has fallen in the war and the fourth of his school generation. Previous to enlisting he was articled to this father. Deep sympathy will be felt for Mr & Mrs Passman in their bereavement. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 22 Nov 1893 at Leamington Spa | 24 Jan 1894 - at Leamington St. Mary's |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Charles Herbert and Florence Kate Passman | 48 Bedford Street, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Greyfriars Preparatory School 1903 to 1907 | London University - Matriculated March 1911 |
| Woodbridge Grammar School 1907 to 1911 | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1893 - Leam Terrace, Leamington Spa | 1903 - Scholar / Student |
| 1901 - 13 Bertie Road, New Milverton | 1911 - Solicitors Articled Clerk |
| 1911 - 13 Warwick Place, Leamington Spa | 1914 - Articled Clerk/Solicitor for fathers firm |
| 1917 - 13 Warwick Place, Leamington Spa | |
- Took Law Examination on 17 Jun 1914