South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Aubigny Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 23 Jun 1916 in France | ~ | Snitterfield |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Accidentally killed | 20 Mar 1915 at Regina, Canada | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| 42 Casualty Clearing Station, Aubigny-en-Artois | 30th; 32nd & 86th Battalion's | |
Circumstances of Death
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Arthur died from a wound inflicted in an accidental shooting by a colleague who was cleaning his gun whilst they were in the trenches near Carency, Arras and he died later the same day at the 42 Casualty Clearing Station in Aubigny-en-Artois. The Stratford Herald reported on 11 Jan 1918 as follows: "This gallant young fellow, who was well known in Snitterfield and Stratford on Avon, was accidentally killed at a clearing station [see above] in France on 12th December. He enlisted in Canada about 2 years ago and was at the time of his death in the Second Canadian Machine Gun Company. He took part in the Battle of the Somme and afterwards in other engagements and suffered a slight wound. He spent a shot holiday with his mother in Ingon in December last and it was shortly after his return that he was accidentally killed. He was the youngest son and aged 29". |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 9 Jan 1888 at Stratford on Avon | 30 Sep 1888 at Hampton Lucy |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Robert (deceased) and Lucy White | Ingon Lane, Snitterfield |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Mary Ann White nee Phillips | Arthur born 1914 |
| 2 Mar 1914 at Parish Chapel, Royston, Yorkshire | Margaret born 1917 |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Snitterfield Council School 1895 to 1900 | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1888 - Warwick Road, Stratford on Avon | 1895 - Scholar |
| 1891 - Ingon Lane, Snitterfield | 1907 - Railway Worker at Barnsley (Midland Railway) |
| 1901 - Ingon Lane, Snitterfield | 1911 - Railway Porter (Midland Railway) |
| 1907 - 25 Sherwood Street, Barnsley | 1914 - Railwayman |
| 1911 - 52 Snydale Road, Cudworth, Yorks (boarder) | 1915 - Farm Hand (in Canada) |
| 1914 - 86 Harboro Hike Road, Barnsley | |
| 1915 - Regina, Saskatchewan |
