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Sergeant 19121 Arnold Edward SIMMONDS - 6th Battalion Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry
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| Military History |
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle/Other
Local Actions near Morval
Place of Death
Morval
Medals
1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
October 1914 at Stratford on Avon
Commonwealth War Graves Page
SWFHS War Memorial(s)
Other War Memorial(s)
Previous Regiments/Units
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The war diary states that the day before Arnold was killed, 16th March 1917, the battalion moved into the front trenches in the Morval sector and in particular the Aire and Brunswick trenches. The following day is described as "extraordinarily quiet" except for an enemy sniper who was firing from the area of Bosnia Trench. It appears that Arnold was part of a patrol sent out to flank the enemy sniper and infantry in the Bosnia trench when they were hit by an artillery shell killing two men, one of whom would have been Arnold.
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| Morval sector | Australian Imperial Forces Cemetery |
| Personal & Family History |
Birth Date & Place
Jan Qtr 1886 at Hampton Lucy
Baptism Date & Place
Parents
John and Mary of Hampton Lucy
Wife & Marriage
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Children
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Address History
- 1891 & 1901 - 6 Bridge Street, Hampton Lucy
- 1911 - Hampton Lucy
- 1917 - Hampton Lucy
Occupation(s)
- 1901 Gardeners Assistant
- 1911 Foreman Gardener at Studley Castle
