Basic Details
Surname
Kippax
Forenames
Arthur H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Arthur Haddon
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra detail. A reporter first for the local Daily Guardian, then for the Bath Daily Herald and finally for the Daily Chronicle in London, he enlisted and was commissioned in 1915, only to be killed on the First Day of the Somme.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
East Yorkshire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Second Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Fricourt, Somme
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
1
Age at death
23
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial