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Private

Arthur Wilson

Service Number 241195
Military Unit 1/8th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 20 May 1917 (23 Years Old)
Place of Birth Unknown
Employment, Education or Hobbies Worked for Barringer, Wallis and Manners of Rock Valley (Later became Metal Box they made tin boxes especially biscuit tins).
Family History

Parents: Dewis and Margaret Wilson of 1 Whyatts Yard, Clumber Street, Mansfield.

Military History

Private Arthur Wilson, served with the 5/6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), he was killed in action on 20th May 1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

Extra Information

Mansfield Chronicle Advertiser: 14/06/1917, Mansfield Man Killed. Pte Arthur Wilson of Scottish Rifles, son of Mr & Mrs Dewis Wilson of 1 Whyatts Yard, Mansfield killed in action on 20/05/1917. He would have been 24 on the 1/7/1917. Photograph printed in the 21/6/1917 edition. He had poor eyesight and had to wear spectacles. He had been in France from 10/1/1917. This man is commemorated in a book of remembrance held by Mansfield District Council.

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