Nuneaton &
North Warwickshire
Family History Society

The friendly family history society for all of North Warwickshire

Corporal 1274 Sidney George Prosser

Corporal 1274 Sidney G Prosser, 19th Australian Infantry Force

Killed in action in France on 27 Jul 1916 aged 42

  • Buried: Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boiselle, France
  • Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  • Son of Joseph and Mary Prosser
  • Husband of Edith Bertha Swan of Water Orton, married 24 Apr 1902, three surviving children
  • NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill, Australian Memorial Ovillers-La-Boiselle

Links to Relevant Information

  • CWGC page for Cpl Prosser
  • Pozieres British Cemetery
  • NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
  • Australian Imperial Force (Infantry)

Census and Family Information

  • Born Apr qtr 1874 in Coleshill
  • Lived at Spring Villa, Water Orton, Warwickshire, a commercial traveller [1911 census]
  • Went to Australia circa 1911 to start a business
  • Enlisted Feb 1915 in Liverpool, New South Wales
  • Twice wounded at Gallipoli
  • After his death his widow lived at “Overton”, Water Orton

Second Lieutenant Robert Dyott Willmot

Second Lieutenant Robert D Willmot, 2nd King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Killed in action in Belgium on 17 Feb 1918 aged 19

  • Buried: St Julien Dressing Station Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • Awarded British War and Victory Medals
  • Son of of George D Willmot J.P. and Nellie Willmot
  • NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

  • CWGC page for 2Lt Willmot
  • St Julien Dressing Station Cemetery
  • NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
  • King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Census and Family Information

  • Born Apr qtr 1898 Edgbaston
  • Attended Malvern College where he was Head of House
  • Brother of John D Willmot, also killed in action
  • His sister was a VAD nurse

Lieutenant John Dyott Willmot

Lieutenant John D Willmot, 6th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment

Killed in action on 3 July 1915 aged 19

  • Buried: Beuvry Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France
  • Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  • Son of George D Willmot J.P. and Nellie Willmot
  • NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

  • CWGC page for Lt Willmot
  • Beuvry Communal Cemetery
  • NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
  • Worcestershire Regiment

Census and Family Information

  • Born Jan qtr 1896 in Edgbaston
  • Mobilised from a training regiment Sept 1914
  • Lived in Blythe Cottage, Coleshill
  • Attended Malvern College where he was a successful athlete
  • Brother of Robert D Willmot also killed in action
  • His father was Chair of the Finance Committee for the construction of the Coleshill memorial

Pioneer WR/30834 Frederick Watkins

Pioneer WR/30834 Frederick Watkins 317 Construction Company Royal Engineers, formerly Pte 503950 Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Died of sickness in Coleshill 8 July 1918 aged 43, three weeks after discharge

  • Buried: Coleshill Cemetery
  • Wounded in 1916 with Royal Warwickshire Regiment
  • Awarded British War and Victory Medals
  • Son of William and Ann Watkins
  • NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

  • CWGC page for Pioneer Watkins
  • Coleshill Cemetery
  • NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
  • Royal Engineers

Census and Family Information

  • Born July qtr 1875 Coleshill
  • Married to Florence Jane Allen 20 Oct 1906 in Coleshill
  • Lived at Post Office Yard, Coleshill, a farm labourer [1911 census]

Sergeant 312 Alfred Tranter

Sergeant 312 Alfred Tranter, 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Killed in action in the Somme Offensive on 21st Jul 1916, aged 25

  • Named on the Thiepval Memorial
  • Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  • Son of Alfred and Martha Susannah Tranter
  • NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill, Coleshill Grammar School

Links to Relevant Information

  • CWGC page for Sgt Tranter
  • Thiepval Memorial
  • NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
  • Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Census and Family Information

  • Born Jan 1891 in Coleshill
  • Living at the Railway Hotel, Forge Mill Lane, Coleshill [1901 census]
  • In 1911 he was an articled clerk, aged 20
  • His father was a miller and a publican
  • His family moved to Martin Hassington in Worcestershire

Rifleman R/11456 John Townsend

Rifleman R/11456 John Townsend, 7th King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Died of wounds in the hospital at Etaples on 2 Sept 1915, aged 21

  • Wounded in the Battle of Hooge 29 July 1915
  • Buried: Etaples Military Cemetery, France
  • Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  • Son of Thomas and Caroline Townsend
  • NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

  • CWGC page for Rifleman Townsend
  • Etaples Military Cemetery
  • NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
  • King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Census and Family Information

  • Born Dec 1894 Coleshill
  • Lived in Packington Lane, Coleshill, a shop assistant [1911 census]

Corporal 851 Horace Timmins

Corporal 851 Horace Timmins, 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Killed in action in the Battle of the Somme on 29 Aug 1916 aged 21

  • Named on the Thiepval Memorial
  • Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  • Son of James (died 1897) and Emma Timmins
  • NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill,

Links to Relevant Information

  • CWGC page for Cpl Timmins
  • Thiepval Memorial
  • NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
  • Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Census and Family Information

  • Born in Birmingham Oct qtr 1894
  • In the Cottage Homes Coleshill where his mother was a foster carer [1901 census]
  • Lived in Harborne in 1911
  • Horace was a clerk in the coal trade

Rifleman R/712 Frederick Richard Stanley

Rifleman R/712 Frederick R Stanley, 7th King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Killed in action in Belgium on 30 July 1915, aged 25/26

  • Named on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
  • Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory medals
  • Son of Thomas and Jane Stanley
  • NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

  • CWGC page for Rifleman Stanley
  • Menin Gate
  • King’s Royal Rifle Corps
  • NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page

Census and Family Information

  • Born Jul qtr 1889 in Coleshill
  • Lived in Ansley, a stockman on a farm [1911 census]
  • Later employed at Arley Colliery
  • Enlisted in Birmingham

Private 15432 William Smith

Private 15432 William Smith, 10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Killed in action in the Somme Offensive on 3 July 1916, aged 31

  • Named on the Thiepval Memorial
  • Awarded British War and Victory Medals
  • Son of Josiah and Elizabeth Smith
  • NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

  • CWGC page for Pte Smith
  • Thiepval Memorial
  • NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
  • Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Census and Family Information

  • Born Jan qtr 1885 Coleshill
  • Living with grandparents in Coleshill, an agricultural labourer aged 16 [1901 census]
  • 1911 census record suggests he was “married” with children in Bickenhall
  • His war gratuity was paid to Mary Joiner “foster mother”

Private 198205 Frederick Walter Warren Smith

Private 198205 Frederick W W Smith, 5th Canadian Infantry Regiment

Killed in action storming Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917, aged 21

  • Buried: Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais
  • Only son of Frederick and Sarah Smith
  • NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

  • CWGC page for Pte Smith
  • Nine Elms Military Cemetery
  • NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
  • Canadian Infantry

Census and Family Information

  • Born Oct qtr 1895 in Coleshill
  • Living in High Street, Coleshill, an agricultural labourer, aged 15 [1911 census]