BORN HULL 22/11/1890. ONLY SON OF WALTER JOHN WAKEFIELD (1859-1932) AND GEORGINA HANCOCK (1864-1940), OF 2, ELEANORS TERRACE, OXFORD STREET, HULL. HE HAD THREE SISTERS, EDITH, LOTTIE AND ALICE.
EDUCATED AT LINCOLN STREET SCHOOL AND PLAYED FOR SOUTHCOATES RFC CLUB. WORKED AS AN OIL MILLER IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF MESSRS CHAMBERS AND FARGUS.
HE MARRIED ON 01/10/1910. WIFE MARIA (SCOTT) LIVED AT 32, AIR STREET, HULL & 76 OXFORD STREET. THEY HAD TWO DAUGHTERS LILLY (BORN 2/3/1912) AND LOTTIE (BORN 4/4/1914).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 02/09/1914. WENT TO FRANCE ON 18/02/1915. KILLED AT YPRES, ON 23/05/1915, AGED 25.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, WHO REMARRIED A LABOURER, ON 27/11/1915 AND BECAME MARIA HORTON.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL TIMES ON 22/05/1915, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. *
ARTHUR WAKEFIELD’S NAME IS LISTED WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH IN THE DE RUVIGNEY ROLL OF HONOUR, VOLUME 1, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH. *
HE IS RECORDED ON HULL’S WINCOLMLEE ROLL OF HONOUR, AND COMMEMORATED ON THE YPRES MENIN GATE MEMORIAL, BELGIUM.
HIS NAME IS ALSO INSCRIBED ON THE STONE PILLAR MEMORIAL, AT ST MARYS CHURCH SCULCOATES LANE, HULL.
