Basic Details
Surname
Lawson
Forenames
A R
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Arthur Raymond
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He worked as a gardener at a nursery before the war. He is thought to have enlisted in July 1917 and died in a casualty clearing station of gunshot wounds. This was the only Calderdale memorial that they worked on on which he was named.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
E Yorks Regt
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
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
St Omer
Cemetery
Longuenesse Souvenir British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1918
Month of death
August
Day of death
21
Age at death
19
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds