Basic Details
Surname
Halstead
Forenames
Arthur
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Honours
Albert Medal. Military Cross
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler, the source of his death details, record him as having worked for the local press before the war in which he was in France from 1914 until his death. They record his MC was awarded for leading an attack on Hill 60 and capturing a machine gun post whilst wounded in the knee: he died whilst a bombing instructor and was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal for kicking the dropped grenade away from his trainees before it killed him.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Duke of Wellington`s (West Riding Regiment)
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
10th Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Lieutenant
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
St Omer
Cemetery
Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
August
Day of death
1
Age at death
23
Manner of death as stated
Unknown
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds