South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914/15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery, Ext |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 16 Feb 1916 in Tel el Kabir, Egypt | ~ | No Known Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Applied for Enlistment | Other War Memorials |
| The Attack on Louveral Chateau | 15 Jul 1915 at Ungarie, NSW | Australian Virtual Memorial |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Louverval | 20th Battalion AIF | |
Service & Medical Information
- 11 Aug 1915 - enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW and moved to Egypt
- 29 Jun 1916 - arrived at Marsailles from Alexandria
- 23 July 1916 - wounded in left hip and invalided to England via Wimereux
- 11 Sep 1916 - returned to the front
- 1 Oct 1916 - admitted to Hospital with sore and septic scalp.
- 28 Oct 1916 - returned to front lines
- 5 Dec 1916 - wounded in action for 2nd time with gun shot wound in left hand.
- 22 Dec 1916 - returned to the front
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
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Arthur is listed as being killed in action on 2 April 1917 and was originally buried at Beugny Churchyard before being moved and reintered at Achiet sometime around 28 July 1920. At dawn on April 2nd 1917 the 56th Battalion attacked, and captured, Louverval Chateau and during the this attack Arthur was killed. The war diary is online, to save a lengthy transcription please click here to read the War Diary entry in full. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1887 at Ilmington | 1 Apr 1888 at Ilmington |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Kate Potter (father not named in Baptism) | Ilmington |
| Schools | Colleges |
| ~ | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1888 - Ilmington | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Church Street, Ilminster (lodging with the Southam family) | 1911 - Farm Labourer |
| 1901 - Barton Farm, Alderminster | 1915 - General Labourer |
| 1911 - Tythe Farm, Alderminster | |
| 1915 - Ungarie, New South Wales | |