BORN BEVERLEY 30 JAN 1893. SON OF THE “WHITE HORSE INN” LANDLORD, FRANCIS COLLINSON (1853-1928) & ELIZABETH JANE HOGG (1866-1948), IN BEVERLEY. ONE OF THIRTEEN CHILDREN. EMPLOYED AS A LAW CLERK, LIVING AT 22 HENGATE, BEVERLEY (1911 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS DRIVER, 14826, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY, 32ND BRIGADE. HE WAS WOUNDED ON 15/11/1917 WHILE TAKING AMMUNITION TO FRONT LINE TRENCHES. HE DIED AT THE 14TH GENERAL HOSPITAL, WIMMEREUX, ON 10/12/1917, AGED 24. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, FRANCIS.
HE IS BURIED AT WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN TE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 14/12/1917. THE FAMILY HAD THREE MORE SONS SERVING AT THE FRONT.
| Name | Arthur Collinson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Beverley, Yorkshire, 30 Jan 1893. Son of Francis Collinson and his wife Elizabeth Jane, (nee Hogg). |
| Death Date | 10 Dec 1917 |
| Death Place | Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Arthur is also commemorated on the gravestone of his parents and siblings in Molescroft Cemetery, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorkshire |
| Rank | Driver. |
| Regiment | Royal Field Artillery 32nd Brigade, Hull Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Regimental Number | L/14826 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
ARTHUR
Military Number:
14826
Rank:
Driver
Date Died
10/12/1917
Place died:
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
24
WHITE HORSE INN, (NELLIES) BEVERLEY, EAST RIDING, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
