We remember Arthur Leonard Askew

We remember Arthur Leonard Askew

Timeline

Timeline

1886
birth Burton Leonard, Harrogate, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:7326982 Source:5493631 1886
1911
location 26 Mount Street, Harrogate, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address Source:5493631 2nd April 1911
1914
enlistment York United Kingdom Source:5493916 1914
1917
dates Age 31 Source:5507404 3rd May 1917
1917
service British Army Private 47201 Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion Source:5493916 3rd May 1917
1917
service British Army Private 47201 Royal Fusilliers 8th Battalion Source:5507404 3rd May 1917
1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5493916 3rd May 1917
marriage May Source:5493631
missing Source:85251
service British Army Private MS/2547 Army Service Corps army service corps 2nd Unit Source:85251
service British Army Private 9/47204 Royal Fusiliers 5th Battalion Source:85251
service British Army Private GS/47201 Royal Fusiliers 5th Battalion Source:85251
1917
death Killed in Action Serving with 8th Battalion Royal Fusiliers at Arras. Killed in action on 3rd May 1917 at the Third Battle of Scarpe. Arras France Source:7326982 Source:5507404 3rd May 1917
burial Arras Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais no known grave France Source:7326982 Source:5507404

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Arthur Leonard
Initials AL
Last Name Askew
Source 5507404
First Names Arthur
Initials A
Last Name Askew
Source 5507404
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
26 Mount Street, Harrogate, Yorkshire United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army MS/2547 Army Service Corps army service corps 2nd Unit Private
British Army 9/47204 Royal Fusiliers 5th Battalion Private
British Army GS/47201 Royal Fusiliers 5th Battalion Private
British Army 47201 Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion Private
British Army 47201 Royal Fusilliers 8th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Henry Askew father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
May wife

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Official Records

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

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CWGC Arras Memorial Colin5944
Yorkshire Indexers Colin5944

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