Name
George Arnold
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
31/07/1917
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
G/47749
Royal Fusiliers *1
1st (City of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 6 and 8.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Christchurch Memorial, Little Heath, Potters Bar, Little Heath & Bentley Heath Memorial, Potters Bar, All Souls Chapel Book of Remembrance, Potters Bar
Pre War
George Arnold was born in 1891 in Little Heath, Potters Bar to James Arnold, a gardener domestic, and Agnes Arnold.
On the 1901 Census the family of parents, Evelyn S (born 1890 and George were living at Church Road, Little Heath, Potters Bar. His Father died in 1906. On the 1911 Census George was a under gardener living with his widowed mother Agnes in Church Road, Little Heath. His mother died in 1913,
Wartime Service
No Service Record was found for George.
He volunteered in London in the 23rd (Service) Battalion (1st Sportsman's), Royal Fusiliers and given service number Spts/1987 which suggests he enlisted in May 1915. George went overseas with his Battalion on 16 Nov 1915 to join 99 Brigade 2 Division.
George returned to UK on 20 Sep 1916 (he may have been wounded during the Battle of Delville Wood 13 Jul – 3 Sep 1916, a Somme Battle). He returned to France on 11 Jan 1917 probably to 1st Battalion and as GS/47749, he was also promoted to Lance Corporal at some time. The Battalion took part in the Battle of Pilkem on 31 Jul 1917 which was the opening day of a series of Battles of 3rd Ypres (Passchendaele). George was reported Missing and death presumed to have been 31 Jul 1917. The 1st Battalion lost 277 men killed or wounded that day. His remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Menin Gate, Ypres.
Additional Information
*1 more properly Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
War Gratuity of £9 and arrears of £6 1s 8d was paid to his sister Evelyn.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Martin Cope
