We remember Arthur Purefoy Irwin Samuels

We remember Arthur Purefoy Irwin Samuels

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1887
birth Dublin, Ireland United Kingdom Source:9565792 14th February 1887
1890
sibling Dorothy Helen Samuels Source:9566860 4th June 1890
1901
location 80 Merrion Square, Dublin Ireland parents address Source:9565792 31st March 1901
1907
employment Admitted as a student Kings Inns Source:9565792 1907
1909
education Trinity College, Dublin Ireland Source:9565792 1909
1910
employment Called to Bar North West Circuit Source:9565792 1910
1911
location Cloughereen, Howth, Dublin Ireland their own address Source:9565792 2nd April 1911
1914
enlistment Source:9565792 June 1914
1915
service British Army Temporary Captain Royal Irish Rifles 11th Battalion (South Antrim) Source:9566634 1st February 1915
1916
hospitalisation During 'the commencement of the battle' Arthur got 'a touch of shrapnel' from a 'whizz-bang' (a 77m shell) Hospital/Institution Source:9556503 July 1916
education Mr Strangway's School St Stephen's Green, Dublin Ireland Source:9565792
marriage Dorothy Gage Young Source:7250279
service British Army Captain Royal Irish Rifles Source:3890580
1916
death Source:7250279 24th September 1916
burial Ration Farm (la Plus Douve) Annexe CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Hainaut Belgium Ref II B 25 Source:9565792

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Arthur Purefoy Irwin
Initials API
Last Name Samuels
Source 7250279
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
80 Merrion Square, Dublin Ireland parents address known 31st March 1901
Cloughereen, Howth, Dublin Ireland their own address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Irish Rifles Captain
British Army Royal Irish Rifles 11th Battalion (South Antrim) Temporary Captain
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emma Margaret Irwin mother
Arthur Warren Samuels father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Dorothy Helen Samuels sister 4th June 1890
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Dorothy Gage Young wife
Religion
DateReligionSource
1901-03-31 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

Media

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  • A P I Samuels
    A P I Samuels in Uniform

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    John94621

  • Placing a cross on Arthur's grave at Ration Farm
    George Mills, a great-nephew of Arthur's, visited Arthur's grave with Friends of Messines in 2015

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    Rachel58000

  • 1915 Arthur, in uniform, at Culdaff House
    Family photo taken on the steps of Culdaff House, Co Donegal, in 1915. Arthur is standing, in uniform, at the right of the back row, between his wife Dorothy (nee Young) and his own father (also named Arthur). The other members of the Young family in the photo include Dorothy's younger brother Guy, also in uniform, who served with Arthur in C Company of the 11th Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles

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    Rachel58000

  • Barristers Memorial, Four Courts, Dublin
    'In Memory of the Irish Barristers who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918'. This memorial, outside the Law Library at the Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin commemorates 25 Irish barristers (including Arthur Samuels) who met their deaths while serving in WWI

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    Rachel58000

  • St Lucia Barracks, Bordon, Hampshire
    After about eight months of training 'C' Company left Ireland for Bordon, an army camp in East Hampshire, in the summer of 1915. Three months later they sailed to France.

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    Rachel58000

  • Onward leaving Folkestone harbour
    Onward, the troopship on which 'C' Company sailed to Boulogne, leaving Folkestone harbour

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    Rachel58000

  • Emma Margaret Samuels (nee Irwin) 1856-1904
    Arthur's mother, Emma Margaret Samuels (nee Irwin) 1856-1904

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    Rachel58000

  • Arthur Warren Samuels 1852-1925
    Arthur's father, Arthur Warren Samuels

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    Rachel58000

  • Arthur + Dorothy Helen Samuels (1890-1942)
    Arthur and his younger sister, Dorothy Helen Samuels, in 1900

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    Rachel58000

  • Koy Florine Samuels
    Arthur's elder sister, Koy Florine Samuels 1882-1918

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    Rachel58000

  • Arthur Warren Samuels with his three children
    Arthur and his elder sister Koy, standing behind his younger sister Dorothy Helen Samuels and their father Arthur Warren Samuels

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    Rachel58000

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Our Heroes: Entry for API Samuels John94621
Dublin University Boat Club Remembrance Service John94621
With the Ulster Division in France - from Bordon to Thiepval. Rachel58000
Wigs and Guns - Irish Barristers in the Great War Rachel58000
Gazette Rachel58000
The Early Life, Correspondence and Writings of Edmund Burke Rachel58000
Ireland census, 31 Mar 1901 Rachel58000

Multimedia

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A P I Samuels John94621
Placing a cross on Arthur's grave at Ration Farm Rachel58000
1915 Arthur, in uniform, at Culdaff House Rachel58000
Barristers Memorial, Four Courts, Dublin Rachel58000
St Lucia Barracks, Bordon, Hampshire Rachel58000
Onward leaving Folkestone harbour Rachel58000
Emma Margaret Samuels (nee Irwin) 1856-1904 Rachel58000
Arthur Warren Samuels 1852-1925 Rachel58000
Arthur + Dorothy Helen Samuels (1890-1942) Rachel58000
Koy Florine Samuels Rachel58000
Arthur Warren Samuels with his three children Rachel58000

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We remember Arthur Purefoy Irwin Samuels

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