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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| Home | N/A Did Not Serve Abroad | Napton on the Hill Church Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| N/A Did Not Serve Abroad | ~ | Napton on the Hill Church Plaque |
| Napton War Memorial Obelisk | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Napton Girls School |
| Died of Influenza, Pneumonia & Cardiac Failure | Attested on 12 Feb 1916 | |
| Place of Death | Other Units | Other War Memorials |
| Fargo Military Hospital, Durrington, Wilts | Bmdr 153003 7th Reserve Brigade Royal Field Artilley | ~ |
- Arthur was posted to the Army Reserve on the day following his enlistment and was then called up for service 21st July 1916
- Arthur was compulsory transferred to the Labour Corps from the Royal Field Artillery on 30 Jun 1916 at Bordon Camp, Salisbury
Circumstances of Death
| Arthur died on 24 Nov 1918 of Influenza, Pneumonia & Cardiac Failure at the Fargo Military Hospital, Durrington, Wilts. He had been admitted to the hospital on 17 Nov 1918.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 21 May 1893 in Napton on the Hill | 28 Jan 1894 in Napton on the Hill |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Sarah Jane Badger (see below) | Died in 1896 in Napton |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1893 - Napton | 1901 - School age |
| 1901 - Hackwell Street, Napton (Grandparents) | 1911 - Labourer |
| 1911 - Hackwell Street, Napton (Grandparents) | 1916 - Quarryman |
| 1916 - Napton | |
- Arthur's father is not shown on either his birth or baptism certificates. His mother Sarah was a domestic servant at the time of his birth
- However Arthur's name was registered as Arthur Albert Hyatt BADGER and on 16 May 1896 Sarah married Albert Arthur Hyatt
- Sarah died in 1896 aged 38
- Arthur's next of kin was his sister Mary Elizabeth Hyatt who lived opposite the Vicarage in Napton
