Basic Details
Surname
Addenbrooke
Forenames
A
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Arthur
Served or died
Died
Honours
Mentioned in Despatches
Notes
He was born at Kidderminster, 30 May 1882, and was the 4th son of Edward Homfray Addenbrooke, a surgeon, of Kidderminster. He was educated at Warwick School and attended Corpus between 1902 and 1905 where he achieved a 3rd Class degree in Modern History but was active in many other ways - Secretary of Rugby 1903-1904, Captain of Rugby 1904-1905; Secretary of Cricket 1903, Captain of Cricket 1904; College Recorder 1904; President of the Church Society 1902. After Corpus he undertook an Oxford Teacher Training Course in Regional Geography and became an Assistant Master at Victoria College, Jersey (1905-1906) and then Assistant Master and Housemaster at Epsom College (1907-1914). He was mobilised in August 1914) and Mentioned in Dispatches whilst in France in 1916. He died in London of wounds received in action on the Somme.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Warwick R
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Capt
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
London
Year of death
1916
Month of death
October
Day of death
5
Age at death
34
Manner of death as stated
Unknown
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds