Great War

THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR

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LIGHTHORNE ROLL OF HONOUR
BOYLES	Arthur Walter	More Information
EDEN	William Herbert	More Information
GARNER	William
HOLDER	John Robert	More Information
HOLDER	Thomas	More Information
HUMPHRISS	Amos Emmanuel	More Information
MANTON	John Henry	More Information
MARSHALL	William	More Information
MERES	Frank	More Information
ORPWOOD	Frederick Wilson	More Information
TAYLOR	Wilson	More Information
TREADWELL	William Joseph	More Information

	Arthur Walter BOYLES	Private		17386
Regiment	Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion	11^th Battalion
Born	Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
Enlisted	Leamington, Warwickshire
Residence	Heathcote Hill, Warwickshire.
Died	Thursday 16^th November 1916
Age
How	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	France & Flanders
Memorial	THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Grave Reference	Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B
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	William Herbert EDEN	Private		20404
Regiment	Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion	11^th Battalion
Born	Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
Enlisted	Leamington, Warwickshire.
Residence	Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
Died	Monday 26^th February 1917
Age	40
How	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	France & Flanders
Memorial	MAROC BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France.
Grave Reference	I. N. 38
Additional Info:	Son of William and Hannah Eden, of Chesterton, Warwickshire.
	Husband of Margaret Eden, of Lighthorne, Warwickshire.

	John Robert HOLDER	Private		268160
Regiment	Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion	2^nd/7^th Battalion
Born	Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
Enlisted
Residence
Died	Monday, 3^rd December 1917
Age	23
How
Theatre of War	France & Flanders
Memorial	CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, Louverval, Nord, France.
Grave Reference	Panel 3
Additional Info:	Son of Arthur and Harriet Holder, of Lighthorne, Warwickshire.

	Thomas HOLDER	Acting Bombardier		10544
Regiment	Royal Field artillery
Battalion	47th Battery, 41st Brigade
Born	Warwick, Warwickshire.
Enlisted	Coventry
Residence
Died	Friday, 19th October 1917
Age
How
Theatre of War	France & Flanders
Memorial	ST. JULIEN DRESSING STATION CEMETERY, LANGEMARK, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-V., Belgium
Grave Reference	I. A. II.
Additional Info:

	Amos Emmanuel HUMPHRISS	Pioneer		221687
Regiment	Corps of Royal Engineers
Battalion	Railway Telegraph Section
Born	Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
Enlisted	Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Residence
Died	Saturday, 9^th November 1918
Age	41
How	Died
Theatre of War	Salonika
Memorial	MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, Kalamaria, Greece.
Grave Reference	724
Additional Info:	Son of Mr. And Mrs. Henry Humphriss, of Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
	Husband of Eliza Ann Humpriss, of 138 Church Rd., Stockingford, Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

	John Henry MANTON	Private		2946
Regiment	Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel)
Battalion	1^st Warwickshire Yeomanry
Born
Enlisted	Warwick, Warwickshire.
Residence	Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
Died	Saturday, 28th April 1917
Age	21
How	Died of Wounds
Theatre of War	Egypt
Memorial	DEIR EL BELAH WAR CEMETERY, Israel.
Grave Reference	A. 161
Additional Info.	Son of George Charles and Elizabeth Jane Manton, of Post Office Lane, Lighthorne, Warwickshire.

	William MARSHALL	Private		19604
Regiment	Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion	1^st Battalion
Born	Doldridge, Berkshire.
Enlisted	Kineton, Warwickshire.
Residence	Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
Died	Thursday, 3^rd May 1917
Age	45
How	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	France & Flanders
Memorial	ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Grave Reference	Bay 3
Additional Info:	Son of Jesse and Rose Marshall, of Kennet Place, Chilton, Hungerford.
	Husband of Ellen Louisa Marshall, of Inholmons Common, Woodland St. Mary's, Hungerford, Berkshire.

	Frank MERES	Corporal		8240
Regiment	Coldstream Guards
Battalion	3^rd Battalion
Born	Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
Enlisted	Warwick, Warwickshire.
Residence
Died	Saturday 6^th February 1915
Age
How	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	France & Flanders
Memorial	LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.
Grave Reference	Panels 2 and 3
Additional Info:

	Frederick ORPWOOD	Gunner		126528
Regiment	Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion	223^rd Siege Battery
Born	Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
Enlisted	Derby, Derbyshire.
Residence
Died	Monday, 4^th February 1918
Age	31
How	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	France & Flanders
Memorial	RED CROSS CORNER CEMETERY, Beugny, Pas de Calais, France.
Grave Reference	I. I. 3
Additional Info:	Husband of Sarah Grace Orpwood, of 11 Gerard Street, Derby.

	Wilson James TAYLOR	Private		81502
Regiment	Machine Gun Corps (Inf)
Battalion	207th Company
Born
Enlisted
Residence
Died	Tuesday, 31st July 1917
Age	25
How
Theatre of War	France & Flanders
Memorial	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference	Panel 56
Additional Info:	Son of James and Elenor Taylor of Blakedown, Kidderminster.

	William Joseph TREADWELL	Sergeant	65281
	D.C.M.
Regiment	Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion
Born	Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
Enlisted	Birmingham, Warwickshire.
Residence	Lighthorne, Warwickshire.
Died	Wednesday, 9^th October 1918
Age	26
How	Died
Theatre of War	Home
Cemetery	LIGHTHORNE (ST. LAURENCE) CHURCHYARD
Grave Reference	Thirty-six yards North-West of Church Tower
Additional Info.	Son of Sarah Ann Treadwell, of Lighthorne, and the late William Treadwell.

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