239794 Pte. Oliver Charles Storer British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment (d.23rd July 1916 ) My Great Uncle, Oliver Charles, joined the 2nd Royal Warwicks in February, 1915. He went first to the Isle of Wight. From there he went to France in February 1916.
He had been wounded seriously in the left arm and right leg, and he had been transferred to Queen Mary's Military Hospital at Whalley. Septic poisoning supervened and he died from tetanus on Sunday morning July 23 in he presences of his mother and sister. His body was sent by the Military Authorities to Polesworth on Tuesday July 25th where it was met by a party of the 20th Coy R.D.C. stationed at Polesworth, and conveyed home.
On Thursday, the funeral was given military honors. The service at the Parish Church was taken by the Rev. Canon Trotter, Vicar, and the Rev.F.M. Maydew, Curate. The Polesworth Band was in attendance. The R.D.C. providing a firing party and a bearing party was sent from Lichfield consisting of a sergeant and 12 men of the North Staffs. Regt.
He earned the British War and Victory Medals
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