Private 66467 James Arnold

Family details:
Son of James and Mary Arnold, of 39, Carter St., St. Helens.

Census details:
1901 - 1 years old James is living at 107, Frederick Street, St Helens with parents James (33), Mary (34) and step family Lucy Cain (15), Henrietta Cain (12), Annie Cain (5), Mary Cain (10), Matthew Cain (14), John Cain (7). 1911 - 12 years old schoolboy James is living at 39, Carter Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens with parents James (43), Mary (45), full siblings William Arnold (9), Margaret Arnold (6), Ellen Arnold (4), and step family Lucy Cain (26), Henrietta Cain (22), Mary Cain (20), Matthew Cain (14), John Cain (18).

66467 Private James Arnold son of James Arnold and Mary nee Cain of 39 Carter Street St Helens was born1899 in St Helens. He joined the 5th (Reserve)Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers, part of the East Lancs Reserve BrigadeTerritorial Forces until November 1918. The 5th was a Territorial Force Battalion formed in Bury and recruited from a small area largely of part time soldiers with strong community ties volunteering at outbreak of war. In March 1917 they were based at South Camp, Ripon then proceeded to Scarborough from were they were posted as needed overseas to frontline battalions. James has no medal index card therefore wasnt in any theatre of war and so was probably completing his training at Scarborough. He died in Scalby Military Hospital Scarborough North Yorkshire of Acute Nephritis and Uraemic convulsion on 20/8/1918 age 19. He is buried at St Annes RC Churchyard Sutton. [size=2](Research Gill Ratcliffe)[/size] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/66467_James_Arnold.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private James Arnold at Sutton St Annes Churchyard (Photo courtesy of Stephen Wainwright)[/caption]