Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial
Home	MSM, 1915 Star, British War & Victory Medals	not applicable
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
4 May 1915 - France	~	Priors Hardwick | Warwick School
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted Date	Other War Memorials
Died of disease after discharge	23 Sep 1914 at Valcartier, Canada
Place of death	Previous Military Units	Dates of Service
Thameshaven Essex	Royal Navy as Boy Telegraphist	27 Sep 1909 to 10 Feb 1910

Other Military Information

• 16 Jun 1915 - Promoted to L/Corporal
• 27 Jan 1917 - Promoted to Corporal
• 27 Jan 1917 - Transferred to 2nd Canadian Division Signals
• 2 May 1919 - Promoted to Sergeant
• 5 Jul 1919 - Discharged as medically unfit

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Arthur survived the war while serving in the Canadian regiment Lord Strathcona's Horse and Canadian 2nd Division Signals. At the time of his death he was working as a Radio Operator on the old WW1 Freighter SS Western Plains when he died suddenly in Thameshaven, Essex.

Arthur had returned to Canada at the end of the war and was discharged from the army with the kidney disease Albuminurie following treatment at the Spadian Military Hospital in Toronto. In 1910 he had been discharged from the Royal Navy with lung issues and his records also seem to indicate continuing lung and kidney health issues.