Captain Arthur Cecil Wallis
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 04/07/1917
Previous Reg/Num: Secondary Regiment: The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Secondary Unit: attd. 4th Bn.
Age at death: 34
Date of death: 17th of September 1918
(Tuesday)
Born: Combs, Suffolk
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Mont Huon Military Cemetery Le Treport - VII. G. 2.
Family details:
Son of Arthur Henry and Mary Mead Wallis, of Combs, Suffolk. Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Census details:
1891 - 7 years old 'Scholar' Arthur Cecil is living at Rose Cottage, Tan Office Road, Combs, Suffolk with parents Arthur H (36), Mary Mead (37) and two siblings: Bernard M (5), Dorothy M (2).
Also at the address is servant Sarah Ann Scarff (15).
1901 - 17 years old 'Article Clerk to Chartered Accountant' Arthur Cecil is living at Rose Cottage, Tan Office Road, Combs, Suffolk with parents Arthur H (46), Mary M (47) and brother Raymond V (6).
Also at the address are visitor Sarah F Sherwin (52) and servant Alice Copping (17).
1911 - Sees 27 years old 'Chartered Accountant' Arthur living at 'Burnside', Queens Road, St Helens.
AVL 1918 - Pilkington Brothers, Grove Street, St Helens.
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=6]Remebered On The Grange Park Golf Club Memorial[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=12]Remembered On the Ormskirk Street Memorial, St Helens.[/url]
Arthur's brother L/Cpl T/4/037561 Bernard Mead Wallis - Service Corps also served.
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