We remember Wilfred Colin Arkell

We remember Wilfred Colin Arkell

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
sibling Horatio James Arkell Source:9382532 1885
1886
sibling Harriet Elizabeth Arkell Source:9382532 1886
1889
sibling John Cowmeadow Arkell Source:9382532 1889
1890
sibling Francis Austin C Aka Austin Arkell Source:9382532 15th February 1890
1891
sibling William Cowmeadow Arkell Source:9382532 1891
1892
sibling Annie Jane Arkell Source:9382532 1892
1893
sibling Ivy May C Arkell Source:9382532 1893
1895
sibling John Charley T C Arkell Source:9382532 1895
1896
sibling Bernard Victor Arkell Source:9382532 1896
1899
birth Drybrook, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire United Kingdom Source:7390571 Source:5517765 1899
1901
sibling Lilian Rose Arkell Source:9382532 1901
1901
dates Age 2 Source:5517765 31st March 1901
1901
location Drybrook, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire United Kingdom parents address Source:5517765 31st March 1901
1902
sibling Cornelius Edwin S Arkell Source:9382532 1902
1911
dates Age 12 Source:9382532 2nd April 1911
1911
location Drybrook, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire United Kingdom parents address Source:9382532 2nd April 1911
1914
dates Age 15 Source:5517767 4th August 1914
1917
dates Age 18 Source:5517779 20th April 1917
1917
employment Gentleman's Outfitter Cooperative Society High Street, Cindeford, Gloucestershire United Kingdom Source:5517779 20th April 1917
1917
enlistment Lydney, Gloucestershire United Kingdom Source:5517767 20th April 1917
1917
service British Army Private 29521 Dorsetshire Regiment Source:5517779 20th April 1917
1918
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7390571 March 1918 - 9th August 1918
1918
service British Army Private 28499 Hampshire Regiment 5th (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battalion Source:7390571 8th August 1918
1918
dates Age 19 Source:7390571 9th August 1918
education General education Holy Trinity School Drybrook, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire United Kingdom Source:5517779
1918
death Killed in Action An enemy shell amongst a group of men. He was killed instantaneously. He was 19. or near the Ypres Salient, West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7390571 9th August 1918
burial Tyne Cot Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 88 to 90 and 162 Source:7390571

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Wilfred Colin
Initials WC
Last Name Arkell
Source 5517779
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Drybrook, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Drybrook, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 29521 Dorsetshire Regiment Private
British Army 28499 Hampshire Regiment 5th (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Arkell father
Jane Hannah Arkell nee Cowmeadow mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Horatio James Arkell brother 1885
Harriet Elizabeth Arkell sister 1886
John Cowmeadow Arkell brother 1889
Francis Austin C Aka Austin Arkell brother 15th February 1890
William Cowmeadow Arkell brother 1891
Annie Jane Arkell sister 1892
Ivy May C Arkell sister 1893
John Charley T C Arkell brother 1895
Bernard Victor Arkell brother 1896
Lilian Rose Arkell sister 1901
Cornelius Edwin S Arkell brother 1902
Religion
DateReligionSource
Methodist

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anthony2824
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Anthony2824
GRO WAR DEATHS ARMY OTHER RANKS (1914 to1921) Transcription Anthony2824
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Keith22624
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Keith22624

External Evidence

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Lives of the First World War website entry for 226263 Francis Austin Arkell - RAF Keith22624

Multimedia

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W. C. Arkell Anthony2824
Notice in local newpaper Anthony2824

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