Basic Details Surname Whitbread Forenames Arthur Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra detail. A native of Luton, he was married, with a daughter and was killed on the eve of an attack on the Schwaben Redoubt by a direct hit on his dugout. He is also commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Country of death France Town of death Somme Year of death 1916 Month of death September Day of death 2 Age at death 25 Manner of death as stated Not stated on this memorial Manner of death reference Killed in Action