BORN HULL 1883. SON OF HENRY & ELIZABETH MARY WRIGHT (1842-1929). HIS MOTHER RAN A BOARD & LODGINGS ESTABLISHMENT, AT ST JAMES STREET, HULL.
MARRIED MARY CRAWFORTH (1882-1956) AT HULL, IN 1904. HIS WIFE, MARY & 4 CHILDREN LIVED AT 87, CLIFTON STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 87, CEYLON STREET, HULL. BEFORE THE WAR, HE WORKED FOR RECKITTS AS A BRICKLAYER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, GUNNER, 152706, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. TRANSFERRED TO THE 18TH LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/03/1918, AGED 35. COMMEMORATED ON THE POZIERES MEMORIAL.
First name:
ROBERT ARTHUR
Regiment:
Military Number:
20866
Rank:
Private
Date Died
26/03/1918
Place died:
Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
35
