Private 2607 Arthur Hankinson
Regiment/Unit: King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) - 1st Bn. 'A' Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 26/01/1915
Age at death: 39
Date of death: 23rd of May 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Warrington, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 12.
BMD details:
Marriage: 3rd Qtr 1905 Arthur Hankinson to Edith Houghton at St Barnabas Church Warrington. Vol 8c - Page 296.
Family details:
Husband of Edith Hankinson, of 313, New Wellfield St., Warrington, Lancs.
Census details:
1881 - 3 years old Arthur is living at Derbyshire Hill Cottage, Parr, St Helens with parents Austin (34), Ellen (31) and three siblings: Elizabeth A. (8), Amelia (6), Louisa E. (1). 1891 - 13 years old 'Baker' Arthur is living at 39 Pinners Brow, Warrington with parents Austin (47), Ellen (45) and five siblings: Elizabeth Ann (18), Amelia (15), Louisa Ellen (11), William Henry (9), Walter (1). 1901 - Not found. Possibly serving in the Military. 1911 - Sees 33 years old 'Wagon Loader' Arthur living at 313 New Wellfield Street, Warrington with wife of 6 years Edith (32) and three children: Edith (4), John (2), Arthur (6 mths).
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/Hankinson-Hingley.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Arthur Hankinson on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1966751]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]
