BORN HULL 1882. SON OF PETER (1841-1926) AND ELIZABETH NEWBY (1845-1902), OF HULL. HE MARRIED IN 1905. HIS WIFE FLORENCE EMMA TROFER (1886-1925), LIVED AT 18, NEWLAND GROVE, NEWLAND AVENUE (1911 CENSUS) AND 4, FLORENCE GROVE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, HULL. THEY HAD SONS, EDWIN AND ARTHUR AND DAUGHTER, GLADYS MAY. A FORMER DOCK LABOURER.
ENLISTED HULL. EX 3/17755, EYR. TRANSFERRED TO THE WYR. REPORTED MISSING (HDM 21/11/1917) & LISTED ON STREET ROLL OF HONOUR. HE IS COMMEMORATED AT THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL. HIS WIDOW MOVED TO 21 WARNEFORD TERRACE, STANLEY STREET IN 1918 (WAR PENSION RECORDS).
| Name | Arthur Ernest Newby |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull |
| Residence | York |
| Death Date | 9 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st 5th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 43415 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 3/17755, East Yorks Regt |
First name:
ARTHUR ERNEST
Military Number:
43415
Rank:
Private
Date Died
09/10/1917
Place died:
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
35
18, NEWLAND GROVE, NEWLAND AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
