Arthur James Marson
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Arthur James was born in 1888 in Thurgarton and was the son of Charles a domestic gardener and Mary Marson née Ogden who lived at Thurgarton. His father Charles was born in 1857 in Flintham, his mother Mary Ogden was born in 1859 at Barrowby, Lincolnshire, they were married in 1883 , their marriage was recorded in the Grantham registration district, they went on to have 5 children , sadly one of whom died in infancy prior to 1911. Their surviving children , details obtained from 1901/1911 census were, William Charles b1885 Thurgarton, Arthur James b1888 Thurgarton and John Robert b1890 Thurgarton. In the 1911 census the family are living in the village of Thurgarton and are shown as Charles 54 yrs a domestic gardener he is living with his wife Mary 52 yrs and their son John Robert 21 yrs a farm labourer. In the 1911 census Arthur James is shown as being 23 yrs of age and a domestic gardener, living at The Oaklands, Preston Brook, Cheshire and is one of 12 servants working for Cecil Cross a cotton manufacturer.
Private Arthur James Marson, enlisted at Wakefield and served with the 6th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was killed in action on 15th August 1915 he has no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Article published 31st August 1915 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “A CHUM’S TESTIMONY. “THURGARTON SOLDIER WHO DIED IN ACTION. “A sympathetic letter has been received by the parents of Private Arthur Marson, of the 6th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, whose home was at Thurgarton-hill, Thurgarton, and who was killed in action in France August 15th. It is from Lance-Sergeant J. Ward, of the same company, and contains the following passages: “I feel as though I can scarcely write a letter under the circumstances to praise your late son. for the manner in which he fulfilled his duty as a man. The boys of B Company, along with myself, send their deepest sympathy to you, and trust that time, the great healer, will help you to get over the loss of such a son. He was loved us all. You have the consolation of knowing that death was instantaneous. We buried him but a few yards from where he fell, in the same grave as the men who were killed with him. He has a fine cross erected to his memory, and the remembrance of such a chum is something I shall always cherish. His promotion was well deserved, and his death is a blow, but this is an age of sacrifice, and your son died as he lived, a man loved and respected by all, whether officers or men. He was my dearest chum. May he rest in peace! He did his utmost to kill the cause of 'Kultur,’ and it was God's will to call him home.” Above article is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
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