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Major Arthur Maxwell LaBOUCHERE - 5th Battalion Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry
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| Military History |
Theatre
France & Flanders
Action/Battle/Other
Battle of the Lys (German Spring Offensive)
Place of Death
Soltau Prisoner of War Camp
Enlisted Date/Place
1914 - London
Medals
DSO, 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (click)
Commonwealth War Graves Page
SWFHS War Memorial(s)
Newbold on Stour and Tredington
Other War Memorial(s)
Temple Church, London EC4
Previous Regiments/Units
Formerly CSM 5th Battalion
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
On the 3rd April 1918 the battalion marched from the area of Aubigny to Le Hamel with a three hour break at Hamelet. On the 4th April 1918 the 5th Bn were in the lines at Le Hemel when they came under attack from the enemy forcing both flanks to retire and create a defensive line south of Vaire. The war diary states that as a result of the attack Maj LaBOUCHERE was wounded and missing. In fact he had been wounded and taken prisoner and was taken to Soltau Prisoner of War (POW) Camp near Hanover where died of his wounds in the camp hospital.
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| Area Map | Soltau POW Camp | Red Cross POW Record |
| Personal & Family History |
Birth Date & Place
22 Nov 1873 in Brighton
Baptism Date & Place
Parents
Arthur and Mary Ann LaBOUCHERE of Horsham, Surrey
Wife & Marriage
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Children
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Occupation(s)
- 1901-1914 - Barrister
Schools & Colleges
- Wellington College - Hill House - 1887 - 1892
- Oxford (Oriel) University
Address History
- 1873 - Brighton
- 1881 - Mayes Mansion, Warnham
- 1892 - Wellington School, Berkshire
- 1896 - Oriel College, Oxford
- 1901 - Luddington House, Virginia Water
- 1910 to 1917 - 3 Temple Gardens, London
