We remember William Thomas Arkell

We remember William Thomas Arkell

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
sibling Frederick Robert Arkell Source:9370759 30th September 1885
1887
birth Hackney, London United Kingdom Source:9369211 Source:9369229 1887
1894
dates Age 6 Source:9369287 June 1894
1901
dates Age 13 Source:9369229 31st March 1901
1901
employment Chemists Assistant Not known Hackney, London United Kingdom Source:9369229 31st March 1901
1901
location 14 De Beauvoir Road, Hackney, London United Kingdom parents address Source:9369229 31st March 1901
1911
dates Age 23 Source:9369230 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Barman Edward Frederick Elliot West Ham, London United Kingdom Source:9369230 2nd April 1911
1911
location living-in at his employers at:- 14 Barking Road, Victoria Docks, West Ham, London United Kingdom other group residence address Source:9369230 2nd April 1911
1914
dates Age 26 Source:9369203 4th August 1914
1916
service British Army Private G/7958 Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Source:9369203 1916
1917
service British Army Private 32935 Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion Source:7234914 31st December 1917
1918
dates Age 30 Source:9369203 1st January 1918
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7234914
location 66, Oakley Rd., Islington, London. United Kingdom parents address Source:7234914
1918
death Died of wounds "During the First World War, Le Treport was an important hospital centre"* William Thomas Arkell would have died in one of those hospitals. [*Quotation from the CWGC]. He was 30. Le Treport, Departement de la Seine-Maritime France Source:7234914 1st January 1918
burial Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Seine-Maritime France Cemetery/memorial reference: VI. C. 12B Source:7234914

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Thomas
Initials WT
Last Name Arkell
Source 7234914
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
14 De Beauvoir Road, Hackney, London United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
66, Oakley Rd., Islington, London. United Kingdom parents address
living-in at his employers at:- 14 Barking Road, Victoria Docks, West Ham, London United Kingdom other group residence address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army G/7958 Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Private
British Army 32935 Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alice Maria Arkell nee Slyth mother
Frederick Robert Arkell father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Frederick Robert Arkell brother 30th September 1885

Media

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
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Keith22624
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Keith22624
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Keith22624
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Keith22624
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Keith22624

External Evidence

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Lives of the First World War website entry for 12056 Frederick Robert Arkell - RM Light Infantry Keith22624

Multimedia

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Bedfordshire Regiment Keith22624
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport - 1 Vincent96527
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport 2 Vincent96527
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport 3 Vincent96527
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport 4 Vincent96527

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