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 | Mendinghem Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After March 1917 | ~ | Leamington St. Marks (New Milverton) |
| Leamington Spa War Memorial | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | February 1917 at Coventry | Other War Memorials |
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| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Ypres | Jan to Apr 1910 - Spr 19742 Royal Engineers | Richard bought himself out of the RE |
Circumstances of Death
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Richard is listed as dying of wounds on 6 Aug 1917. His Register of Effects record states that he died "in the field". He was buried at Mendinghem Cemetery which was used by 4 Casualty Clearing Stations. The 106th Brigade war diary indicates that Richard was most likely wounded in the late evening of 5 Aug 1917 and the period 2nd to 6th of August is transcribed below along with an obituary from the Leamington Spa Courier War Diary2nd August 1917: Batteries firing at slow rate on S.O.S at request of Infantry until 5.30am. Bombardment by all batteries searching tracks etc East of S.O.S lines in J.26.c & d throughout the 24 hours. 3rd August 1917: Bombardment by all batteries searching tracks etc as on 2nd inst. 4th August 1917: Bombardment by all batteries searching tracks etc as on 3rd inst. 5th August 1917: Bombardment by all batteries searching tracks etc in J.26 and J.27. Our trenches heavily shelled 9.15pm. All batteries firing on S.O.S until 10.15pm. All quiet 10.30pm 6th August 1917: Bombardment by all batteries searching tracks etc as for 5th inst. ObituaryLeamington Spa Courier August 17, 1917 Gunner R.M. Prue R.F.A. son of Mr and Mrs. W Prue of 8 Garden Place, Leamington died on August 6th from wounds received in action. He joined the Army in February last [1917] and prior to that was engaged with the Singer Company of Coventry. Gunner Prue was 27 years of age. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jul Qtr 1889 at Leamington | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William and Alice Prue | 8 Garden Place, New Milverton |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1889 - New Milverton | 1909 - Carpenter |
| 1891 - 1 Quarry Cottages, New Milverton | 1910 - Royal Engineer (Jan to Apr) |
| 1901 - 8 Garden Place, New Milverton | 1911 - Salesman / Collector |
| 1911 - 8 Garden Place, New Milverton | |
| 1917 - 8 Garden Place, New Milverton |
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