Private 11772 Arthur HARTLAND                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regiment & Unit

2nd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Enlisted On/At

1 Sep 1914 at Birmingham

Former Regiment

 

Horace Hartwell A Hartland Thiepval inscription

Details & Age at Death

Killed in Action, Friday, July 28, 1916 aged 26

Medals

1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle

Battle of Pozieres (Somme)

Place of Death

SE of Ginchy

 

 

 

 

 

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

Thiepval Memorial

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

 

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

The battalion were in the lines at Waterlot Farm when they carried out two attacks on the enemy lines during the Battle of Pozieres. Both attacks failed and 217 men were killed or wounded.

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

Jun Qtr 1891 - Bidford

Baptism Date & Place

2 Jun 1891 - Bidford on Avon, St. Laurence

Parents

William & Hannah Hartland, Bidford

Wife & Marriage

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Children

~

Address History

  • 1914: Broom, Bidford

School(s), Colleges & University

 

Occupation(s)

  • 1914: Farm worker

Other Information

 

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