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 | British War & Victory Medals | Vis-en-Artois Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 26 Jun 1917 | ~ | Coughton | Sambourne |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Attested | Date Mobilized |
| Battle of the Hindenburg Line | 24 Nov 1915 at Chesterfield | 2 Apr 1917 |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| St. Emilie | Private 83135 Sherwood Foresters | |
Military Service History
21 Jul 1917 - Transferred to Royal West Kent in the field
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The battalion war diary for 24 Sep 1918 records that the battalion was in the lines at St. Emilie and "A Coy with B Coy in support unsuccessfully attacked Egg Post and Fag Support. A small detachment under 2/Lt A.B. Cullerne established itself in a small trench 400 yds south of Egg Post. Coys were withdrawn to Ronssoy with the exception of the detachment previously mentioned, which could not be relieved in daylight".Arthur was killed during these actions.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1897 at Coughton | 3 Oct 1897 at Coughton |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| Thomas and Matilda Perks | Haydon Way, Coughton |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1897 - Coughton | 1911 - Plough Boy |
| 1901 - Haydon Way, Sambourne | 1915 - Signal Lampman |
| 1911 - Haydon Way, Coughton | |
| 1915 - 59 Wellington Street, Chesterfield |
