Name
Arthur Percy Duckworth
21 Oct 1886
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
03/05/1915
29
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Corporal
L/8367
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 12 and 14.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Harpenden memorials, Pembury War Memorial, Kent
Pre War
Arthur Percy was born on 21 Oct 1886 in Harpenden to Arthur James East Duckworth, a hay and Straw Merchant, and Augusta Annie (nee Healey).
By 1891 the family had moved to Marden, Kent and in 1901 they had moved to Skinners Farm, Yalding, Kent. On 22 Oct 1906 enlisted with the Buffs (East Kent) Regiment. The 1911 Census records him as being in India, possibly Madras.
He was promoted to Corporal on 2 Feb 1913. By Sep 1913 his 7 years of service had expired and he returned to UK to be placed on the Reserve List for 5 years.
Wartime Service
On the outbreak of war in Aug 1914 Arthur was living in Bishop Stortford, Essex.
He was probably recalled to service around Nov 1914 and together with the rest of the 2nd Battalion went to France on 17 Jan 1915. The Battalion was deployed in the Ypres area and during the 2nd battle of Ypres Arthur was posted as missing and later presumed dead on or about 3 May 1915.
He is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £6 and probate of £452 2s 6d paied to his Uncle William Edward Duckworth. His arrears of £21 6 s 8d was equally divided among his 8 Aunts and Uncles.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild,
