Name
Arthur White
22 Jan 1890
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
16/04/1916
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
204631
Lincolnshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier and Face 1 C.
France
Headstone Inscription
N/A
UK & Other Memorials
Bishop's Stortford Town Memorial, All Saints Church Memorial(s), Hockerill
Pre War
Arthur White was born on 22 Jan 1890 in Enfield, Middx to John White, agricultural labourer, and Lydia (nee Savill) and was baptised at the Jesus Church, Enfield on 21 Feb 1890.
On the 1891 Census the family of parents, William (born 1881), Elizabeth (born 1882) Flora (born 1886) and Arthur were living with John and Elsie White( John’s parents at 5 Hospital Cottages , Bishops Stortford.
On the 1901 Census the family of parents, William, a coal carman, Arthur, George (born 1894) and May (born 1899) were living at South Mill Cottages, London Road, Hockerill, Bishop's Stortford where his father was a farm labourer.
Wartime Service
Arthur enlisted initially with Lincolnshire Yeomanry as a Territorial Soldier Private 2260 around Dec 1914 (Serial 1961 issued on 3 Nov 1914 and 2267 issued on 22 Dec 1914).
No Service Record was found for Arthur but he transferred to the Lincolnshire Regiment at some time probably following his initial training and went to France to join 1st Battalion in the field. His serial became 209631 in the general renumbering of The Territorial Force in 1917 and he was promoted to Lance Corporal (no date found). Arthur may have served with the Battalion in the Somme Battles of 1916, Arras and 3rd Ypres 1917 and the 1st Battles on the Somme in 1918.
His death was accepted as being 6 Apr 1918 (according to his record of Soldiers Effects and his Pension Card). CWGC have registered his name on the Thiepval Memorial. There is also a soldier Arthur Smith (died 1 Jul 1916, 2 Battalion Lincolnshire Regt) recorded on the same panel which may have been the source of confusion.
Additional Information
His mother Lydia received a War Gratuity of £19 10s and arrears of £10 12s 1d. The size of this award would indicate service of approx. 4 Years and confirms his date of Death as 6 Apr 1918..
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer, Neil Cooper
