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We remember Arthur Shemwell
We remember Arthur Shemwell
Timeline
Timeline
service
British Army
Private
242317
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Source:3998763
1917
death
Killed in Action
Most likely killed by German artillery fire whilst battalion occupying/withdrawing front line positions. Battalion withdrawn from front line on the evening of the 29th September 1917.
Gravenstafel, Zonnebeke, nr Ypres, West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
Source:9054089
29th September 1917
burial
Vijfwegestraat, Zonnebeke, nr Ypres,
Position: D.14.d.7.0. (Sheet 28.NE.D.17: Zonnebeke). This position today is approximately just inside the east facing wall of Dochy Farm CWGC Cemetery.
Belgium
Plot LV(55) Grave D.4.
Source:9054089
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Arthur |
| Initials | A |
| Last Name | Shemwell |
| Source | 3998763 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 242317 | Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment | Private |
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Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery.The largest British war cemetery in the world. It contains 11,871 graves of which 70% are unidentified.
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Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery.Arthur Shemwell military gravestone. Plot/Grave LV(55)/D.4. Arthur's remains were exhumed off the Passchendaele battlefield at point D.14.d.7.0. (British trench map 28.NE.D.17: Zonnebeke) and reburied here at Tyne Cot.
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Sherwood Foresters Memorial.Memorial stone at Tyne Cot Cemetery to commemorate all ranks of the Sherwood Forester (Notts and Derbys) Regiment that were killed on the Western Front 1914-18.Contributed by:
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Victoria Drill Hall.The office building of the Victoria Drill Hall, Saltergate, Chesterfield. The Victoria Drill Hall was the headquarters of the Sherwood Forester Regiment for Chesterfield. Arthur would probably have joined up here.Contributed by:
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Holymoorside, Chesterfield War Memorial.Local war memorial to commemorate the men of the Parish of Holymoorside and Walton, Chesterfield, that were killed in both World Wars.Contributed by:
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Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery. | Nigel124360 | |
| Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery. | Nigel124360 | |
| Sherwood Foresters Memorial. | Nigel124360 | |
| Victoria Drill Hall. | Nigel124360 | |
| Holymoorside, Chesterfield War Memorial. | Nigel124360 |
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