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11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
11th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment was raised at Warwick in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army and joined 24th Division as army troops. The Division began to assemble in the area of Shoreham but suffered from a lack of equipment and a lack of trained officers and NCOs to command the volunteers. In April 1915 the 11th Warwicks transferred to 112th Brigade, 37th Division at Cholderton on Salisbury Plain and proceeded to France on the 30th of July, the division concentrating near Tilques. They went into action in The Battle of the Ancre. In 1917 they fought in The First Battle of the Scarpe, including the capture of Monchy-le-Preux, The Second Battle of the Scarpe and The Battle of Arleux. They were in action during the Third Battles of Ypres. In ealry 1918 the army was reorganised and the 11th Warwicks were disbanded in France on the 7th of February 1918 with the troops transferring to other units.
22nd July 1915 Advance Party
28th July 1915 On the Move
29th July 1915 On the Move
30th July 1915 Embarked for France
1st Aug 1915 On the Move
1st August 1915 Onward travel in France.
2nd August 1915 Route March cancelled
3rd Aug 1915 In Billets
3rd August 1915 March cancelled again.
4th Aug 1915 On the Move
4th August 1915 March to Hazebrouck.
5th Aug 1915 On the Move
5th Aug 1915 Orders
5th Aug 1915 Training Instruction
5th Aug 1915 Billets
5th August 1915 Reached Hazebrouck at 1430 hours
6th August 1915 Company Commanders inspected Kit.
7th August 1915 Route March in the morning.
8th Aug 1915 Training
8th August 1915 Company arrangements.
9th August 1915 Route March to Canal in Bois Clebeer.
10th Aug 1915 Training
10th August 1915 Detachment to Dranoutre for digging parties.
11th August 1915 Company arrangements
12th August 1915 Enemy shell fire ineffective.
13th August 1915 Demonstration of Poisonous Gas
13th August 1915 Action report.
13th August 1915 Action North of Bazentin Le Petite
14th August 1915 Digging interrupted by Shell fire.
15th August 1915 Nothing to report
17th August 1915 Accidental discharge of a Revolver.
18th August 1915 Nothing to report
19th August 1915 Three day course
20th August 1915 Wounded in the shoulder
21st August 1915 Nothing to report
22nd August 1915 Splinter from Shrapnel.
23rd August 1915 Nothing to report
24th August 1915 March to Godesvelde
25th August 1915 Proceed to Mondicourt
26th August 1915 Proceed to Hebuterne
27th Aug 1915 Instruction
27th Aug 1915 Hot Day
27th August 1915 Attached to 145th Brigade
28th Aug 1915 Instruction
28th Aug 1915 Some Shelling
28th August 1915 Instruction in Trench work.
29th Aug 1915 Instruction
29th Aug 1915 Snipers Active
29th August 1915 Companies continue training.
30th Aug 1915 Shelling
30th Aug 1915 Artillery Active
30th August 1915 Instruction in Trench work
31st Aug 1915 Artillery Active
31st August 1915 Continue training.
1st Sep 1915 Patrol
1st September 1915 Training with 1st Bucks.
2nd Sep 1915 Reliefs
3rd Sep 1915 Snipers Active
3rd September 1915 Blew off left thumb.
4th September 1915 Marched to St. Amand.
5th September 1915 Arrived at Humbercamp at 1040 hours
6th September 1915 A Conference of Officers
7th September 1915 Circular Route March.
7th September 1915 Notes on Trench Warfare.
8th September 1915 Proceed to Berles Au Bois.
9th September 1915 Resting
10th September 1915 Rested all day.
12th September 1915 Returned to Humbercamp.
13th September 1915 Cleaning Kits etc.
14th September 1915 Advance Party to trenches.
15th September 1915 Inadequate guides
16th September 1915 Major Rooke 11th Warwicks was Wounded
17th September 1915 Trenches in a dirty condition
18th September 1915 Situation normal.
19th September 1915 Accidental Wounding
20th September 1915 Trenches 75 - 77 shelled
21st September 1915 Situation normal.
23rd September 1915 Enemy Aeroplanes active
24th September 1915 German Howitzers shells
25th September 1915 1st Army had Attacked the Germans
26th September 1915 Howitzer shells fell to the rear
27th September 1915 Reliefs
28th September 1915 11th Warwicks rested.
29th September 1915 Digging Parties of 100 men
30th September 1915 Working Party of 200 men for St. Amand defences.
1st October 1915 Working on Corps. Line
2nd October 1915 Route March via Laherliere
3rd October 1915 Work on village defences
4th October 1915 2 Parties of 100 men for work
5th October 1915 Working Party of 600 men
6th October 1915 2 Parties of 100 men for work on village defences
7th October 1915 Route March via St. Amand.
8th October 1915 The Chemical advisor 3rd Army gave a lecture
9th October 1915 Marched to Hannescamps
10th October 1915 11th Warwicks in trenches
11th October 1915 German Snipers were reported by O.C. "D" Coy.
12th October 1915 In trenches
13th October 1915 Heavy Rifle fire
14th October 1915 Situation generally quiet.
15th October 1915 "B" & "C" Coys. relieved "A" & "D" Coys. in the trenches.
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
16th October 1915 German Rifle Grenades fell
17th October 1915 Posted Sentries
18th October 1915 4 H.E. shells fell behind Trench 75.
19th October 1915 Dispersed an Enemy Working Party
20th October 1915 Situation generally quiet.
21st October 1915 Battalion was relieved
22nd October 1915 Rested in billets
23rd October 1915 Working Party of 100 men
24th October 1915 Company arrangements.
25th October 1915 Ceremonial Parade at Acheux
26th October 1915 Working Party of 500 men
27th October 1915 Divisional Bath's
28th October 1915 Marched to Bienvillers
29th October 1915 Working Parties totalling 300 men
30th October 1915 Rested in billets
31st October 1915 400 men for work under 152nd Coy. R.E.
1st November 1915 Disposal of Company Commanders.
2nd November 1915 Moved to Hannescamps
3rd November 1915 112th Brigade suspended the Working Parties
4th November 1915 Support Trenches Waterlogged.
5th November 1915 Minenwerfer coming over
6th November 1915 10 Germans seen in front of our wire
7th November 1915 Working on damaged trenches.
8th November 1915 Situation normal.
9th November 1915 Situation normal.
10th November 1915 Trenches fall in.
11th November 1915 Minenwerfer heard
14th November 1915 Reliefs
15th November 1915 Rested in billets
16th November 1915 Working Party of 450
17th November 1915 100 men of 11th Warwicks on Working Party
18th November 1915 Working Party of 450
19th November 1915 37th Divisional Bath's
20th November 1915 Working Party of 450
21st November 1915 100 men of 11th Warwicks on Working Party
22nd November 1915 Working Party of 450
23rd November 1915 General Allenby inspected 11th Warwicks
24th November 1915 Working Party of 450
25th November 1915 100 men of 11th Warwicks on Working Party
26th November 1915 11th Warwicks relieved 13th Royal Fusiliers
27th November 1915 Succesful reconnaisance of the Enemy wire
28th November 1915 German Snipers active.
29th November 1915 "A" & "D" Coys. relieved "B" & "C" Coys.
30th November 1915 Enemy commenced shelling with Minenwerfers.
1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets
1st December 1915 Trenches continue to fall in
2nd December 1915 All available men working on trenches
3rd December 1915 Situation normal.
4th December 1915 Our Artillery Bombarded the Enemy
5th December 1915 Carrying Rations to the trenches
6th December 1915 Some Sniping.
7th December 1915 Line very quiet.
8th December 1915 Occasonal Sniping
9th December 1915 At disposal of Company Commanders
10th December 1915 Divisional Bath's
11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment
11th December 1915 Working Parties
12th December 1915 Church Parades
13th December 1915 Working Parties as follows :-
14th December 1915 Route March St. Amand -
15th December 1915 Working Parties as follows :-
16th December 1915 Working Party as follows :-
17th December 1915 Working Parties as follows :-
18th December 1915 Working Party as follows :-
19th December 1915 Rested in billets.
20th December 1915 11th Warwicks relieved 13th Royal Fusiliers
21st December 1915 Situation normal.
22nd December 1915 Continuous bursts of fire from the Enemies Machine Guns.
23rd December 1915 Our Artillery Bombarded the Enemy positions
24th December 1915 Howitzer shells fell on trenches 74 & 75.
25th December 1915 British Aeroplanes over German lines.
26th December 1915 Shell burst in trench 76B Wounding 4 men.
27th December 1915 Situation quiet.
28th December 1915 Aerial activity
29th December 1915 Artillery action from both sides
30th December 1915 Trench Mortar fire
31st December 1915 Enemies Artillery active
1st January 1916 Reliefs
2nd January 1916 Brigade Conference of Battalion Commanders
3rd January 1916 Battalion has the use of 37th Divisional Bath's.
4th January 1916 Working Party of 100 men for 13th Royal Fusiliers
6th January 1916 Working Parties of 100 men for Brigade Grenade School
7th January 1916 Working Party of 100 men
7th January 1916 Posting
8th January 1916 37th Divisional Bath's. at 'Pas'
9th January 1916 Battalion was stood to Arms.
10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens
10th January 1916 Signallers wore Tube Helmets
13th January 1916 Relieved 13th Royal Scots
14th January 1916 British Aeroplanes active during the morning.
15th January 1916 4 Enemy shells fell
16th January 1916 Brigadier visited trenches
17th January 1916 4 H.E. shells fell on our Left Sector.
18th January 1916 A few shells fell near our Support Line.
19th January 1916 11th Warwicks in the trenches.
20th January 1916 Enemy Artillery active in the morning
21st January 1916 A few shells burst over our Support Lines
22nd January 1916 Line very quiet.
23rd January 1916 Hostile Machine Guns active
24th January 1916 Line quiet.
25th January 1916 Reliefs
26th January 1916 Companies at disposal of Company Commanders.
27th January 1916 Working Parties
28th January 1916 Working Party of 100 men
31st January 1916 Working Parties
4th February 1916 Working Parties as follows :-
5th February 1916 Working Party of 50 men
6th February 1916 elieved 13th Royal Fusiliers in trenches 69 to 76B.
7th February 1916 Situation quiet.
8th February 1916 Two men were Wounded by a German 4.5" Howitzer shell
9th February 1916 Call Ups
9th February 1916 Germans shelled Fonquevillers.
10th February 1916 Situation quiet.
12th February 1916 Artillery active on both sides.
13th February 1916 Relieved in the trenches by 1 / 6th Gloucester Regt.
14th February 1916 Rested in billets
15th February 1916 Platoon Commanders visited the trenches
16th February 1916 11th Warwicks marched to Berles Au Bois
17th February 1916 Weather fine and situation very quiet
18th February 1916 shelling from Adinfer Wood.
19th February 1916 Enemy quiet and working on his trenches.
20th February 1916 Great aerial activity
21st February 1916 Weather as fine and Cold.
22nd February 1916 Snow Storm
23rd February 1916 Snowstorm continued.
24th February 1916 Snow lying on the ground
25th February 1916 More Snow
26th February 1916 Thaw has set in.
29th February 1916 Reliefs
1st March 1916 Situation quiet.
2nd March 1916 British Bi-Plane flew very low over our lines.
3rd March 1916 Situation quiet.
4th March 1916 Snow falling.
6th March 1916 Reliefs
7th March 1916 37th Divisional Baths
12th March 1916 Reliefs
13th March 1916 Situation quiet.
14th March 1916 Enemy apppeared to be Registering.
15th March 1916 Two heavy Canister Bombs fell
16th March 1916 Three men and One NCO Wounded
17th March 1916 Situation unusually quiet.
18th March 1916 Reliefs
19th March 1916 Rifles Range
21st March 1916 Leave
26th March 1916 New Railway Line
27th March 1916 Working Parties of 200 men
1st April 1916 Working Parties of 200 men
3rd April 1916 Posting
5th April 1916 Working Party
8th April 1916 Leave
9th April 1916 On the March
10th April 1916 Training
11th April 1916 Flare Projector demonstration
12th April 1916 Training
13th April 1916 Training
14th April 1916 Inspected by Brigadier P.M. Robinson
15th April 1916 Special Training in Bayonet Fighting
16th April 1916 Training.
17th April 1916 Hurdle making
19th April 1916 Working Party
23rd April 1916 Posting
24th April 1916 Training
25th April 1916 Training.
25th April 1916 Lewis Gun classes
26th April 1916 On the Rage
27th April 1916 Innoculations continued by M.O.
28th April 1916 Marching took the place of Bombing.
29th April 1916 Innoculations continued by M.O.
30th April 1916 Rested in billets
1st May 1916 11th Warwicks moved out
2nd May 1916 Reliefs 
3rd May 1916 Hostile shells
4th May 1916 Intense Bombardment by the Enemy
5th May 1916 Shells fell on Front Line
6th May 1916 Situation normal.
7th May 1916 Reliefs
8th May 1916 Situation quiet.
9th May 1916 Hostile Patrol seen
10th May 1916 Patrol met Hostile Patrol
11th May 1916 Machine Guns more active of late
12th May 1916 Very useful information by Patrol
13th May 1916 The wire in front examined by Patrol
14th May 1916 Reliefs
15th May 1916 Rested in billets
16th May 1916 Working Parties
16th May 1916 Training.
20th May 1916 Working Parties.
23rd May 1916 Lewis Gunners had the use of the range.
24th May 1916 Promotion
26th May 1916 Working Party for Railway.
27th May 1916 Considerable Enemy Artillery activity
28th May 1916 Hostile Artillery activity was not above normal
29th May 1916 New Work
30th May 1916 Work continued on the new trenches
31st May 1916 Shells burst over the new trenches
1st June 1916 Hostile Machine Guns active
2nd June 1916 New Works intermittently shelled
3rd June 1916 Hostile Artillery
4th June 1916 Heavy Bombardments
5th June 1916 Situation quiet.
6th June 1916 Reliefs
7th June 1916 Rested in billets
8th June 1916 Course of Instruction
9th June 1916 11056 Cpl. H.C. Bagley. received the Military Medal.
10th June 1916 A draft of 42 men
11th June 1916 Working Parties
12th June 1916 Leave
15th June 1916 Leave
18th June 1916 Relieved 8th Leicestershire Regt.
19th June 1916 Some Artillery activity
20th June 1916 Hostile Machine Guns active
21st June 1916 Hostile Artillery active
22nd June 1916 British Aircraft very active
23rd June 1916 Trenches and Dugouts flooded
24th June 1916 Bombardment of Gommecourt Wood
25th June 1916 Artillery all day
26th June 1916 Balloons were brought down in flames.
27th June 1916 Gas was discharged from the lines
28th June 1916 Very little Machine Gun and no Rifle fire
29th June 1916 Gas was seen
30th June 1916 Wire cutting continued
1st July 1916 Smoke
1st July 1916 Smoke discharged all along our line
2nd July 1916 No further Attacks
2nd July 1916 Reliefs
3rd July 1916 Reliefs
3rd July 1916 Shelling
4th July 1916 arched from Bienvillers and proceeded to Halloy
4th July 1916 Reliefs
5th July 1916 Orders received be ready to move at short notice.
5th July 1916 Orders
6th July 1916 Battalion arrived at Mellincourt
6th July 1916 Moves
7th July 1916 Reached Albert
8th July 1916 Proceed to Front Line Trenches to relieve 58th Brigade.
9th July 1916 Found three abandoned 77mm Guns
10th July 1916 69th Brigade attacked Contalmaison
11th July 1916 Artillery action about Thiepval.
12th July 1916 Heavy Artillery action throughout the day.
13th July 1916 Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt.
14th July 1916 Intense Artillery action
15th July 1916 Operational Orders received
16th of July 1916 Relief Completed
16th July 1916 Reliefs
17th July 1916 Clean underclothes issued
18th July 1916 Support to 68th Brigade
19th July 1916 Billets in Bresle
20th July 1916 Accomodation in billets is bad
21st July 1916 Re-organising Companies.
22nd July 1916 Programme of Instruction
23rd July 1916 Divine Service
24th July 1916 Draft of 388 men
25th July 1916 Inspection
26th July 1916 Company arrangements.
26th July 1916 Attacking Troops close up
27th July 1916 Attended Anti-Gas lecture
30th July 1916 Church Parades
31st July 1916 Bivouacs in Becourt Wood
1st August 1916 hells exploded among the Companies
2nd August 1916 Training on Lewis Guns & Bombing
3rd August 1916 Working Party to the C.R.E.
4th August 1916 Training continued
5th August 1916 Received Operational Orders from 112th Brigade H.Q.
6th August 1916 112th Brigade relieved the 101st.
7th August 1916 Incessant shelling
8th August 1916 Memetz Wood heavily shelled
9th August 1916 Gas Shells
10th August 1916 Battalion relieved 6th Bedfordshire Regt.
11th August 1916 A large number of men were buried by H.E. Shells
11th August 1916 BM.829 112th Brigade.
11th August 1916 Re: BM.829 112th Brigade. from A.W.29.
12th Aug 1916 Under Shellfire
12th August 1916 Disposition for Attack.
12th August 1916 B.M. 855 11th Warwicks.
12th August 1916 Intense Hostile Artillery fire
13th August 1916 Germans showed themselves and shouted friendly remarks to our men
14th August 1916 Reliefs
15th August 1916 Reliefs
16th August 1916 Billets in La Houssoye.
17th August 1916 ove to new Divisional area.
18th August 1916 Entrained at Frechencourt
19th August 1916 Rested in billets.
20th August 1916 entrained and proceeded to Bailleul
21st August 1916 Brigade rejoining 37th Division
22nd August 1916 Marched to La Gorgue
23rd August 1916 Operational Orders from Brigade
24th August 1916 Went into billets.
25th August 1916 Brigade will relieve 49th Brigade
26th August 1916 Working Parties
27th August 1916 About 30 shells dropped near our trenches
28th August 1916 Brigade will relieve 8th East Lancashire Regt.
29th August 1916 Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt.
30th August 1916 Slight T.M.B. & Rifle Grenade activity
31st August 1916 Orders
1st Sep 1916 Orders
1st Sep 1916 Patrol
1st September 1916 Reliefs
2nd Sep 1916 On the March
2nd Sep 1916 Reliefs
2nd September 1916 Marched to La Comte
3rd Sep 1916 Recce
3rd September 1916 Rested in billets
4th Sep 1916 Instruction
4th September 1916 Orders received from 112th Brigade
5th Sep 1916 Inspections
5th September 1916 Inspected by Major General Count Gleichen. K.C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.
6th September 1916 The reorganisation and training
7th September 1916 Training.
9th September 1916 Officers attended a lecture at Brigade H.Q.
10th September 1916 112th Brigade sports
11th September 1916 Training.
13th Sep 1916 Orders
13th September 1916 Senior Officers attended a Conference
16th Sep 1916 Orders Received
17th September 1916 Operational Orders received from Brigade
18th Sep 1916 Moves
18th September 1916 Marched via Hohdain - Barlin to Coupigny
19th September 1916 Relieved Howe Battalion R.N. Division
20th September 1916 Working Parties.
25th September 1916 Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt.
26th September 1916 Intermittent Minenwerfer ( small )
27th September 1916 Extract from 11th Warwicks Orders of today
28th September 1916 Hostile Minenwerfers showed increased activity
29th September 1916 Lively exchange of Rifle Grenades
30th September 1916 Minenwerfer Killed 5 NCO's and men.
1st October 1916 Reliefs
2nd October 1916 Training.
7th October 1916 Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt.
8th October 1916 Enemy Trench Mortars active
9th October 1916 Line quiet
10th October 1916 Lewis Guns dispersed a digging party
11th October 1916 Enemies Trench Mortars very active
12th October 1916 Enemy again very aggressive with Trench Mortars
13th October 1916 Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt.
14th October 1916 Draft of 42 O.R.
15th October 1916 Reliefs
16th October 1916 Billets at Bajus
17th October 1916 Rested in billets
18th October 1916 Marched into billets at Neuville Au Cornet
19th October 1916 Rested in billets
20th October 1916 Billets at Bouret Sur Canche.
21st October 1916 Billets at Longuevillette.
22nd October 1916 Billets at Sarton
23rd October 1916 Marched to Bertrancourt.
24th October 1916 Training in Bombing, Bayonet Fighting
25th October 1916 Billets at Acheux.
26th October 1916 Training. Bombing, Bayonet Fighting
30th October 1916 Warned to be ready to march
31st October 1916 Billets at Doullens.
1st November 1916 Training.
4th November 1916 112th Brigade Exercise.
5th November 1916 Movement Order cancelled.
6th November 1916 Training.
6th November 1916 Captain W.T. Hart promoted.
7th November 1916 Departure
10th November 1916 Inspected by G.O.C. 37th Division.
11th November 1916 Operational Orders from Brigade
12th November 1916 Billets at Louvencourt.
13th November 1916 Mailly Mailett in billets
14th November 1916 Battalion under Orders of the 99th Brigade
15th November 1916 Captain J.S. Thain M.C. Adjutant Wounded.
16th November 1916 Heavy barrage
17th November 1916 Billets at Englebelmer.
18th November 1916 Operational Orders received from 112 Brigade
19th November 1916 In Reserve
20th November 1916 Relieved 13th Kings Royal Rifle Company.
21st November 1916 Intense Hostile Artillery shell fire
22nd November 1916 Reliefs
23rd November 1916 Remained in Reserve
24th November 1916 Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt.
25th November 1916 Everyone is wet through
26th November 1916 Reliefs
27th November 1916 Billets at Louvencourt.
28th November 1916 Cleaning up and refitting.
29th November 1916 Reorganisation
30th November 1916 Billet in Lavigogne.
1st December 1916 Training.
2nd December 1916 Church Parades
5th December 1916 Bathing
7th December 1916 Inspected by Brigadier General A. St.Q Ricardo D.S.O.
8th December 1916 Snipers reorganised
10th December 1916 Church Parades
11th December 1916 nspection by Corps. Commander tomorrow.
12th December 1916 Inspection by Corps. Commander cancelled.
13th December 1916 Marched to Beaucval
14th December 1916 Marched to Fortel
15th December 1916 Marched to Blangerval
16th December 1916 Marched to Boyoval
17th December 1916 Marched to Westrehem
18th December 1916 Marched to Robecq
19th December 1916 Box Respirators of two Companies tested by the M.O.
20th December 1916 Marched to Bethune
21st December 1916 Box Respirators of two Companies tested at 6th Division Gas School.
22nd December 1916 Marched to Le Touret
23rd December 1916 Training.
23rd December 1916 Two Companies Bathing.
24th December 1916 Bathing
25th December 1916 Church Parade cancelled
26th December 1916 Training.
26th December 1916 Practicing in Rapid Wiring
27th December 1916 7 Military Medals were awarded
28th December 1916 Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt.
29th December 1916 Companies improved the wire after the Attack.
30th December 1916 Trenches in a generally bad condition.
31st December 1916 Section quiet.
1st January 1917 Artillery active all day
2nd January 1917 Artillery registering on the Enemy Front Line.
3rd January 1917 Reliefs
4th January 1917 Working Parties.
4th January 1917 Brigade School commenced
5th January 1917 Major Hart took Command of the Battalion.
7th January 1917 Church Parades
9th January 1917 Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt.
10th January 1917 Combined Artillery and Trench Mortar shoot.
11th January 1917 A very quiet day
12th January 1917 Artillery active intermittently
13th January 1917 Combined Artillery and Trench Mortar Bombardment
14th January 1917 Artillery inactive.
15th January 1917 Reliefs
16th January 1917 Leave
16th January 1917 Training.
18th January 1917 Bathing
19th January 1917 Captain J.K. Jones rejoined
20th January 1917 Composite Company returned from Brigade School.
21st January 1917 Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt.
22nd January 1917 A number of Hostile 4.5" fell on Left Company.
23rd January 1917 Artillery inactive.
24th January 1917 Quiet
25th January 1917 6" Howitzers registering on Enemy Front Line.
26th January 1917 Reliefs
27th January 1917 Marched to Brigade Reserve area
28th January 1917 Rested in billets
29th January 1917 Training.
30th January 1917 Presentation of Medal Ribbons by Army Commander.
31st January 1917 Division will be withdrawn from the line into G.H.Q. Reserve
1st February 1917 Training.
1st February 1917 Orders that the Division was to be ready to move
4th February 1917 Inspected by Major General Bruce Williams C.B. D.S.O.
5th February 1917 Training.
5th February 1917 Orders to be ready to move by Tactical train
7th February 1917 Reorganising
8th February 1917 Route March
9th February 1917 Operational Orders
10th February 1917 Marched to Petit Sains
11th February 1917 Marched to Maroc
12th February 1917 In Support
13th February 1917 Joined for Duty.
16th February 1917 Captain Barwell M.C. proceeded to 3rd Army
17th February 1917 Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt.
18th February 1917 Enemy fairly active with aerial Darts.
19th February 1917 Snipers claimed 5 hits.
20th February 1917 Snipers claimed 3 hits.
21st February 1917 Enemies Aerial Darts were silenced by Rifle Grenades
22nd February 1917 Enemy sprung a Mine
23rd February 1917 Reliefs
24th February 1917 Cleaning up and inspections.
25th February 1917 Church Parades
26th February 1917 Relieved 8th East Lancashire Regt.
27th February 1917 No Hostile Patrols were encountered.
28th February 1917 Reinforcements
1st March 1917 Snipers claimed 6 hits.
2nd March 1917 2 Germans from the 93rd Regt. taken prisoner
3rd March 1917 Marched to Bethune
4th March 1917 Marched to Robecq
5th March 1917 Marched to Allouagne
6th March 1917 Marched to Febvin - Palfart
7th March 1917 Re-Organisation
8th March 1917 Marched to Hestrus & Eps,
9th March 1917 Marched to Canettemont
10th March 1917 Hardening feet with Formalin solution
11th March 1917 Church Parades
12th March 1917 Training.
14th March 1917 Route March
16th March 1917 Postings
17th March 1917 Brigade Route March
18th March 1917 Church Parades
19th March 1917 Training.
21st March 1917 2nd place in Brigade Transport Competition.
22nd March 1917 Brigade Cross Country race.
23rd March 1917 Presentation of Medal Ribbons by the 3rd Army Commander.
24th March 1917 Brigade Route March to Etree'
25th March 1917 Reinforcements
26th March 1917 Training.
26th March 1917 Brigade Lewis Gun Competition.
27th March 1917 Won the Brigade Bayonet Fighting Competition.
28th March 1917 Route March to Houvin, Magnicourt,
29th March 1917 Training.
30th March 1917 Brigade Operations at Liencourt.
31st March 1917 Training.
1st April 1917 Church Parades
2nd April 1917 Operations at Liencourt.
3rd April 1917 Training.
4th April 1917 Inspected by the Commanding Officer.
5th April 1917 Marched to Noyellette
6th April 1917 Training.
7th April 1917 Marched to Montenescourt
8th April 1917 Marched to Warlus
9th April 1917 Received Orders to move to Old German Front Line Trench South of Cambrai Road
10th Apr 1917 Attack Made
10th April 1917 Brigade received Orders to withdraw
11th Apr 1917 Village Taken
11th April 1917 Leading Right Battalion in Attack
12th Apr 1917 Reliefs
12th April 1917 Marched back to Arras
13th April 1917 Arrived at Wanquetin
14th April 1917 Marched to Denier
15th April 1917 Battalion Church Parade.
16th April 1917 Training.
19th April 1917 Marched to Noyelette
20th April 1917 Training.
21st April 1917 Marched to G.11.b.0.7. N.E. of St. Nicholas.
22nd April 1917 Marched off at midnight
23rd April 1917 In Position of Assembly in Laurel Trench
24th April 1917 In touch with a Battalion of the York & Lancaster Regt.
25th April 1917 In Support in Chili Trench.
26th April 1917 Communications Trench was dug from Chili Trench to new Front Line Trench ( Clasp Trench ).
28th April 1917 In position to Attack Greenland Hill
29th April 1917 Proceeded to Denier
30th April 1917 Rested in billets
30th April 1917 Summary of casualties
1st May 1917 Training.
1st May 1917 Captain Shewring rejoined
5th May 1917 Training.
6th May 1917 Church Parades
8th May 1917 Brigade Wiring and Field Firing Competition
9th May 1917 Brigade Transport competition
10th May 1917 Brigade Route March Houvin -
11th May 1917 All drafts 1st May on were inspected by the C.O.
12th May 1917 Special courses started
13th May 1917 C of E parade
14th May 1917 Brigade operation
15th May 1917 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig visited
17th May 1917 Night operations
18th May 1917 Moved to Gouves today.
19th May 1917 112th Brigade relieved the 169th Brigade
20th May 1917 Relieved the Queen Victoria Rifles.
21st May 1917 Improving trenches
22nd May 1917 Artillery Active
23rd May 1917 Gas Shells
24th May 1917 Relieved at midnight by Loyal North Lancs
25th May 1917 Working Parties
26th May 1917 Working & Covering Parties
27th May 1917 Working Parties
28th May 1917 Reliefs
29th May 1917 Rested in billets
30th May 1917 Commanding Officer inspected
31st May 1917 Marched to Duisans
1st June 1917 Drill & Musketry.
1st June 1917 Rested in billets
2nd June 1917 Training.
3rd June 1917 Moved to Izel Les Hameau by road.
4th June 1917 Company training
6th June 1917 Brigade Field day
7th June 1917 Marched to Marest
8th June 1917 Moved to the Bouby area
9th June 1917 Rested, and re-organised
10th June 1917 Mentioned by the Commander in Chief :-
11th June 1917 Training.
11th June 1917 Postings
13th June 1917 Lecture to Officers on Trench to Trench Attack.
15th June 1917 Night Operations
16th June 1917 Recipients of Decorations :-
17th June 1917 A Brigade Church Service was held
18th June 1917 Scheme of work on the derilict trenches
19th June 1917 Training.
20th June 1917 Short Advance Schemes.
21st June 1917 Parade for marching out.
22nd June 1917 Battalion ranges.
23rd June 1917 Marched to Boeseghem
24th June 1917 Marched to East Hondeghem
25th June 1917 Marched to Locre,
26th June 1917 Trained under Company arrangements.
27th June 1917 Specialist training
28th June 1917 Inspected by the Army Commander ( Sir Herbert Plumer ).
29th June 1917 elieved 11th Royal Irish Rifles
30th June 1917 Trained under Company arrangements.
1st July 1917 112th Brigade was relieved by 63rd Brigade
2nd July 1917 Trained under Company arrangements.
3rd July 1917 Working Parties.
4th July 1917 Fatigue parties
5th July 1917 Training of Specialists
5th July 1917 Concert Programme.
6th July 1917 Path's found
8th July 1917 Church Parades
9th July 1917 Training.
9th July 1917 Training for Offensive Action
11th July 1917 Relieved 10th York & Lancaster Regt.
12th July 1917 Working Parties
13th July 1917 3 Working Parties
14th July 1917 Trained under Company arrangements.
15th July 1917 Church Parade.
16th July 1917 Drill, Musketry and Bayonet Fighting.
17th July 1917 Working Parties for Salvage
19th July 1917 Box Respirator drills
20th July 1917 Holding the Front Line
21st July 1917 Considerable Enemy Artillery activity
22nd July 1917 C.Q.M.S. of "C" Coy. ( Colour Sgt. Taylor. ) Killed
23rd July 1917 Front Line was wired by Working Parties
24th July 1917 A Patrol was sent out
25th July 1917 Reliefs
26th July 1917 Rested and Bathed at Kemmel.
27th July 1917 Bathed at Kemmel.
28th July 1917 Commanding Officer inspected
29th July 1917 Church Parades at Locre Hof Farm.
30th July 1917 Training in Box Respirators
31st July 1917 Trained under Company arrangements.
1st August 1917 Working Parties
2nd August 1917 Working and Salvage Parties.
3rd August 1917 Relieved 4th Middlesex Regt.
4th August 1917 Training.
5th August 1917 Church Parades
6th August 1917 Battalion marched to Kemmel Shelters
7th August 1917 Lectures
9th August 1917 Salvage work.
10th August 1917 Enemy Snipers and Machine Guns active
11th August 1917 Brigadier General MacClachlan was Killed
12th August 1917 In Support Line;
13th August 1917 Working Parties were found
14th August 1917 Salvage work
15th August 1917 Reliefs
16th August 1917 Re-equipping
17th August 1917 Training of Company Specialists.
18th August 1917 Cleaning
19th August 1917 Church Parades
20th August 1917 Gas Drill
21st August 1917 Moved to the line
22nd August 1917 Little Enemy activity
23rd August 1917 Enemy Aircraft flying low over the lines
24th August 1917 Changed over with 10th North Lancaster Regt.
25th August 1917 In Dugouts near Estaminet Corner
26th August 1917 Raid carried out on Bee Farm
27th August 1917 Reliefs
28th August 1917 Rested and re-equipped.
29th August 1917 Working Parties.
30th August 1917 Brigadier General Irvine D.S.O. inspected all ranks
31st August 1917 Re-Organisation of Companies was completed
1st September 1917 Trench Orders
2nd September 1917 Moved to Bois Carre.
3rd September 1917 Moved to relieve Earl ( Hants Regt. )
4th September 1917 Consolidated Front Line.
5th September 1917 Enemy Aircraft active.
6th September 1917 Enemy shelled Support & Reserve Lines.
7th September 1917 M.G's. busy all night.
7th September 1917 Reliefs
8th September 1917 Working Party of 100 men
9th September 1917 Working Parties.
10th September 1917 "B" Company moved to Beaver Corner
11th September 1917 Moved to Mont Noir area.
12th September 1917 "D" Company 11th Warwicks rejoined the Battalion
13th September 1917 Medical inspections
14th September 1917 Honours for Conspicuous Gallantry
15th September 1917 Commanding Officers conference
16th September 1917 Church Parades
17th September 1917 Brigade Tactical Practice.
18th September 1917 Battalion was inspected by G.O.C. 112th Brigade.
19th September 1917 Moved to Rossignal Wood
20th September 1917 Box Respirator Drill
21st September 1917 Bomb throwing competition.
22nd Sep 1917 Reliefs
22nd September 1917 37th Division relieves 39th Division
23rd September 1917 Front Line consolidated.
24th September 1917 Situation quiet.
25th September 1917 Patrols report wire in Front Line
26th September 1917 Line consolidated.
27th September 1917 Reliefs
28th September 1917 Moved to N.9.b.2.9.
29th September 1917 Cleaning up
30th September 1917 Companies bathed.
1st October 1917 Adjutants Parade
2nd October 1917 Demonstration of daylight S.O.S.
3rd October 1917 Reconnaisance of Tower Hamlets Sector
4th October 1917 Inspection in complete Fighting Order
5th October 1917 112th Brigade to relieve 63rd Brigade
6th October 1917 Support trenches deepened and improved
7th October 1917 New Support Trench dug
8th October 1917 Heavy shelling
9th October 1917 Intense Artillery
10th October 1917 112th Brigade relieved 63rd Brigade.
11th October 1917 Cleaning up
12th October 1917 Bathing
13th October 1917 Moved to camp at Mont Noir.
14th October 1917 Divine Service
15th October 1917 Training.
16th October 1917 250 O.R. from 6th Bedford Regt. attached
17th October 1917 Cleaning up camp,
18th October 1917 Work on Forward Roads
18th October 1917 2 Officer casualties
22nd October 1917 On the Move
22nd October 1917 Training.
26th October 1917 Training.
26th October 1917 Move
31st October 1917 Brigade Band competition.
1st November 1917 Training
2nd November 1917 Competition
3rd November 1917 Working Parties.
4th November 1917 Brigade Commemorative Service
5th November 1917 Training
8th November 1917 Move
9th November 1917 Relieved 8th Gloucester Regt.
13th November 1917 Inter Company relief
14th November 1917 Weakness of Companies
17th November 1917 Reliefs
18th November 1917 Working Parties.
24th November 1917 Camp was Bombed.
26th November 1917 Marched to Curragh Camp
27th November 1917 Draft of 145 O.R.
28th November 1917 Salvage operations
30th November 1917 Company recreational training commenced.
1st December 1917 Brigade Commanders Conference
2nd December 1917 Church Parades
3rd December 1917 Training.
4th December 1917 2 Officers and NCO's to take over Stores
5th December 1917 Moved immediately South of the Ypres
6th December 1917 Reserve used as Carrying Parties.
7th December 1917 Inter Company reliefs.
8th December 1917 Enemy made an attempt to raid our Posts
9th December 1917 Officer and Sgt. were Wounded on Patrol.
10th December 1917 "C" Company relieved "A" Company
11th December 1917 Establishment of Strong Point
12th December 1917 Inter Company Relief
13th December 1917 Relieved 10th Royal Fusiliers
14th December 1917 Bath's at Seige Farm.
15th December 1917 Small Working Parties.
16th December 1917 Large Working Parties.
17th December 1917 Bomb proofing huts.
18th December 1917 Blankets fumigated.
24th December 1917 Route March.
25th December 1917 Christmas dinner was served for the men
26th December 1917 Bath's at Seige Farm.
27th December 1917 Fatigues
28th December 1917 Lecture on duties in trenches
29th December 1917 Reading of Trench Orders to all men
30th December 1917 Special Orders issued
31st December 1917 Inter Company Reliefs
1st January 1918 Special Wiring Party continued to improve defences.
5th January 1918 11th Warwicks were relieved in the Front Line by 10th Royal Fusiliers
6th January 1918 Large Working Parties
10th January 1918 Reliefs
11th January 1918 Training
15th January 1918 Inspected by the Divisional Commander
16th January 1918 Training continued
21st January 1918 11th Warwicks marched to Ebblighem
22nd January 1918 Working Parties strengthening Defences
1st February 1918 Employed on "B" Line, strengthening existing defences
4th February 1918 Entrained at Dickebusch Station
5th February 1918 Disbandenment of the Battalion to take place
7th February 1918 11th Warwicks were disbanded except for 14 Officers and 83 men.
8th of February 1918 Artillery Active
11th of February 1918 Cleaning Up
13th of February 1918 Baths
14th February 1918 Proceeded to Divisional Wing of of Corps. Reinforcement Camp.
15th of February 1918 New Draft Inspected
19th of February 1918 In Camp
21st February 1918 Captain & Adjutant Heffer ( 11th Warwicks ) posted to 4th Middlesex Regt.
26th of February 1918 Training
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.col1ison Pt1.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.col1ison, D.S.O. Pt.2.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.col1ison, D.S.O. Pt.3.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.4.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.col1ison, D.S.O. Pt.5.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.6.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.7.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.8.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.9.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.10.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.11.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.12.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.13.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.14.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.15.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.16.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.17.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.18.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.19.
1st March 1918 Extracts from the Diary of Brevet-Colonel G.S.collison, D.S.O. Pt.20.
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Those known to have served with11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. - Allman Albert John. Pte. (d.11th Aug 1916)
- Andrews Joseph George Patrick. Pte (d.27th April 1917)
- Arnold Edward. Sgt. (d.17th Nov 1916)
- Brinsley George. Pte. (d.29th Apr 1917)
- Broadrick F.. Pte. (d.1st Aug 1917)
- Burns MM. William. L/Cpl. (d.16th July 1916)
- Cole Albert Edward. L/Cpl. (d.16th July 1916)
- Gibbs Thomas. Sgt. (d.16th Feb 1917)
- Grimmett George. Pte. (d.24th September 1917)
- Hancox Edward. Pte. (d.9th May 1917)
- Humphries Percy. Pte. (d.9th April 1917)
- Ison Henry. Pte. (d.15th November 1916)
- Jones Ernest Albert Emmanuel. Pte. (d.25th Apr 1917)
- Kemsey-Bourne Frank Leonard. 2nd Lt. (d.11th Jul 1916)
- Laugher Frank. Pte. (d.17th Sep 1917)
- Mitchell Benjamin Henry. Pte. (d.13th Aug 1916)
- Mitchell Benjamin Henry. (d.13th Aug 1916)
- Nightingale Harry. Pte. (d.2nd September 1918 )
- O'Neil Albert. Pte (d.13th August 1916)
- Shear Arthur. Reg Sgt Mjr. (d.14th Nov 1916)
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Benjamin Henry Mitchell 1st Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.13th Aug 1916) Benjamin Henry Mitchell was born in 1880 died 1916. This is my children's great granddad and I am currently doing the family tree. I have tried to find a photo of Benjamin but to no avail. I've tried the Birmingham post newspaper as they usually show a photo of the soldiers who had died or were missing but I can't find one.
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Pte. Ernest Albert Emmanuel Jones 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.25th Apr 1917) Ernest Jones served with 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. I have found all of this out via private family searches through war records
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Sgt. Thomas Gibbs 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.16th Feb 1917) Thomas Gibbs was the son of Mr & Mrs E Gibbs of 71 Stowe Stret Lichfield Staffordshire. He lies in Barin Communal Cemetery Extension.
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Pte. Harry Nightingale 11th Battalions Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.2nd September 1918 ) Harry Nightingale served with the 9th and 11th Battalions, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
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2nd Lt. Frank Leonard Kemsey-Bourne 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.11th Jul 1916) Frank Kemsey-Bourne served as 2nd Lieutenant in the 11th Royal Warwickshire Regiment at the Battle of the Somme.
He led his men between La Boisselle and Contalmaison Road and was killed somewhere in the fields near Contalmaison Wood.
His body was never recovered.
Frank's name is engraved on the Thiepval Memorial.
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Pte. Albert John Allman 11th Btn Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.11th Aug 1916) Jack Allman enlisted under age, unsure at what age.
On a home visit he gave his niece his mouth organ, swagger stick and hand made trench lighter. He asked her to keep them as he didn't think he would return.
Jack was killed in action on 11th of August 1916 on the Somme, aged 19.
His photograph is on the Thiepval missing poster of 600.
His niece named her first male born John and I was named in his memory.
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L/Cpl. William Burns MM. 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.16th July 1916) My great uncle William Burns was a Corporal in the the Royal Warwickshires. He won the Military Medal and was killed on 16th of July 1916.
Unfortunately I have no idea what act of bravery he did to receive this medal, and I have no idea what he looked like.
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Pte Albert O'Neil C Coy. 11th Btn Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.13th August 1916) Albert O'Neil of Coventry was one of 3 brothers who fought in WW1. Only one brother survived. His younger brother James was killed in November 1915 and Albert only joined the Army when Conscription was introduced in March 1916. He was lost in action during shelling on the front line near Brazentin-le-petit, the Somme, France and recorded as dead on 13th August 1916.
Albert was the son of Eliza and James O'Neil and had worked as a polisher at a cycle factory before being conscripted. His older brother William survived the War but suffered from injuries to his leg, and breathing problems from a gas attack. William also served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in WW1 after serving 13 years with Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry.
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Pte. Henry Ison 11th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.15th November 1916)  I had never seen a photo of my great grandfather, Henry Ison until I joined Ancestry and found a cousin had posted a photo. My Grandmother, Annie Maria Ison, told me that his Sergeant came to the door and told her mother, Annie Ison that he popped his head over the parapet, was hit in head and was killed instantly. Whether this was true or part of the Defence Forces attempt to make the pain less severe is unknown. My Grandmother said Henry was due to have home leave the day after his death.
The 11th Battalion diary for 15th November 1916 records a fierce battle for Frankfort Trench, although only the names of officers & RSMs were recorded when killed.
His name is on the wall of the missing at Thiepval on the Somme and his details are on the Visitors Centre database.
I now have the Henry's death penny, which was returned to my family in Perth, Western Australia after it was dug up in a garden in South Perth after being lost for many years, after Annie Ison had moved to Australia and remarried.
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Pte. George Grimmett 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.24th September 1917) Private George Grimmett was born in 1887 in Handsworth and his parents were Amos and Charlotte Grimmett. His father was a gardener and they lived at 11 Church Terrace. He had 8 siblings and went to Rookery Road School. The 1901 census says he was a grocers errand boy aged 14 years old. He married Eleanor Alice Shotton in 1910 in Birmingham and the following year, their son George Stanley Grimmett was born in Handsworth. They were living at 166 Somerset Road and George was a green grocer. He joined as a Private with the 11th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1914 and went to France on 30th July 1915 near Tilques. Another son Benjamin John was born in 1916. He was killed in action on 24th September 1917. He was awarded the British Medal and the Victory Medal. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial at Passchendaele, a War Memorial in the Red Hall of Rookery School and Somerset Road Methodist Church (now Rookery Road Methodist Church). Rookery School did a project recently to commemorate WW1 and choose George Grimmett as a soldier from their memorial to research and find out what his life was like before and during the war and how it affected his family.
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Sgt. Edward Arnold 11th Battalion Royal Warwickshire (d.17th Nov 1916) Edward Arnold is my great grandfather, I believe he suffered wounds on 13th November 1916 at the Battle of Ancre on the Somme and died four days later. I really would love to find out more. He was formerly with the Lancers. and I really do not know much more than that.
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Pte. Percy Humphries 11th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.9th April 1917) Percy Humphries and two of his brothers (one being my father's twin) left his widowed Mother and three other brothers and two sisters in Long Lawford, a small village near Rugby Warwickshire, to volunteer to fight in WW1, although he was under age, as was his twin, my father. They were determine to follow there older brother to war.
Sadly, Percy was blown up in the Battle of Arras, and was killed on the 9th April 1917. He is remembered on the Memorial at Arras, Bay 3. Sadly there is known grave for us to visit, but he will always be remembered for his bravery, and love of Memorial Cross in Long Lawford church grounds, and flowers are continually put there in his memory from his family.
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Pte. Frank Laugher 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.17th Sep 1917)  Frank Laugher, son of Samuel Laugher and Mary Jane (Fisher) born 30th November 1895, in Bromsgrove.
Brother to Thomas Henry, Leonard Alfred, Albert Victor, Alice, Lillie, Christopher,Daisy Elizabeth, Walter Norman and Daisy Evelyn.
As a boy Frank was a member of the All Saint's Church Choir.
Frank had worked at the Home and Colonial Stores and at Neale's Stores, Bromsgrove.
He was working at Austin's before enlistment.
Frank Laugher enlisted as a Private in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 3rd December 1915 at Bromsgrove when he was placed on the army reserve. On his attestation paper he gave his address as All Saints Road, Bromsgrove and his age as 20 years 0 months. He was 5 feet 7 and three quarter inches tall. Frank was mobilised on 6th May 1916 and posted overseas on 30th August 1916. Over the next the next two months he had several periods of illness concluding with influenza for which he was admitted to hospital on 4th November 1916. He was discharged from hospital on 2nd December 1916. On 17th April 1917 he joined the 11th Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in readiness for the Battle of Arras. He was reported missing on 29th April 1917 whilst taking part in the fighting. On 30th April 1917 Frank was reported as a prisoner of war in Limburg,Germany having been captured uninjured at Arras on 28th April 1917. He died of sickness as a prisoner of war at Kriegs Gef Lazarett at Douain on 17th September 1917.
Frank's possessions and his British War Medal and Victory Medal were sent to Samuel Laugher, All Saints Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
  
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Pte. Benjamin Henry Mitchell 11th Btn. Warwickshire Regiment (d.13th Aug 1916) My children's great grandfather was Benjamin Henry Mitchell of the 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was registered killed on the 13th of August 1916 after being sent over the trenches just hours earlier on the well known date of the 12th of August.
I've tried everywhere to find a photo but came up nil. If you could find a photo that would be awesome and I would make a donation to the dedication of the people who keep these sites going with all the info they get. Without your dedication these sites would not exist. Thanks
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Pte. F. Broadrick 11th Btn. Warwickshire Regiment (d.1st Aug 1917) F. Broadrick served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 1st August 1917, and is buried in Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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Pte Joseph George Patrick Andrews 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.27th April 1917) Joseph Andrews was born in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin and enlisted in Birmingham. He was killed in action and is remembered at the Arras Memorial.
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