Basic Details
Surname
Arnall
Forenames
Robert Ashlin
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
34851
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 600 Gladstone Street.
(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, rank and military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Essex
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
L/Cpl
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Langemarck
Country of burial
Not stated
Year of death
1917
Month of death
August
Day of death
16
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 16th August 1917 at Langemarck, Belgium"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action