South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 9546 Arthur Vincent LANE - 3rd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

Died on Saturday 1st March 1919 aged 23

 arthur lane grave for av lane

Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Home 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Stratford on Avon Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
15 Jun 1915 in the Balkans ~ Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial
    Stratford Holy Trinity Church 
Action, Battle or Other Reason Died Date and Place Enlisted  
Died of influenza  August 1914 in place unknown  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
Woking Military Hospital ~ ~
     

Circumstances of Death

Arthur died of Influenza on 1st March 1919 at the Woking Military Hospital. He had previously served in the Balkans and Mesopotmia
 
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1897 in Portsmouth  
   
Parents Names Abode
Daniel William and Emma (died 1902) Lane formerly of 14 Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth              
   
Wife and Marriage Details Children
Harriet Lane nee Gardner Arthur Vincent born 21 Apr 1919
Jan Qtr 1916 in Stratford on Avon  
   
Schools Colleges
Portsmouth Childrens Home  ~
   
Address History Employment History
1897 - Portsmouth 1911 - Student Tailor at Childrens Home
1901 - 14 Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth  
1911 - Portsmouth Childrens Home, St Mary's Road  
1919 - 51 Birmingham Road, Stratford on Avon  
   
  • It seems that Arthur was named Arthur Wilfred at birth but over time he changed his name to Arthur Vincent in which he married
  • In 1902 Arthur's mother died
  • In 1903 Arthur's father, a former Able Seaman in the Royal Navy, emigrated to Australia where he lived until his death in 1963.