Private 437276 William Arnold

Courtesy Laurin Espie on FAG

Regiment/Unit: Canadian Infantry - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: Somme - France
Previous Reg/Num: Canadian Infantry 51st Bn. R.A.M.C.

Age at death: 29
Date of death: 10th of September 1916 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens
Burial / Memorial: Contay British Cemetery Contay - I. B. 29.

Family details:
Born 10 Sep 1887 Father: Robert Arnold, Mother Rachel Arnold (nee Hesketh) 77 Tennyson Street, Sutton Manor, St Helens. Occupation - Miner

Census details:
1891 - age 1 at 99 Lyon Street with parents Robert(22) and Rachel(21) Arnold 1901 - 13 Ebenezer Street, Sutton 1911 - 15 Walkers Lane, Sutton - Miners Labourer

Embarked Halifax Canada 18/04/1916 Disembarked Liverpool England 28/04/1916 Proceeded for service overseas 08/06/1916 Died of Wounds (gunshot wound to head) in No. 49 Casualty Clearing Station. [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/37276_grave_William_Arnold.jpg[/pic][caption]International Wargraves Photography Project[/caption]