Basic Details
Surname
Arnold
Forenames
Percy James Franklin
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
8772
Notes
The Roll lists his address as "Woodstock", 111 Park Road.
(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)
South African Infantry (Scottish)
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Arras
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Blangy
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1917
Month of death
April
Day of death
9
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 9th April 1917 at Arras and buried at Blangy"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action