Basic Details
Surname
Arthur
Forenames
G S
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
George Stewart
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the detail. He joined the school in 1896, managed the family drapery business in Huddersfield and enlisted in August 1914. Commissioned in February 1915, he died on the first day of the Somme leading a bombing party attacking Gommecourt.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Cheshire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Second Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
1
Manner of death as stated
UNKNOWN
Manner of death reference
Missing