Middleton, Arthur Claud –

Eldest son of Arthur Thomas and Madge Middleton, of “The Beeches”, Ashton Bank, Preston, Lancashire. Formerly of Beechfield, Leyland, Lancashire; Adlington, Lancashire, and Thornyholme, Lostock, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School. Twice wounded.

Personal details

  • Surname: Middleton
  • Forename: Arthur Claud
  • Date of birth: April 12th, 1888
  • Birth place: Heath Charnock, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Leyland, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 27
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 7th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Unit: 8th (Salford) (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: M.i.D.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
  • CWGC reference: A. 14.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/06/1915 02/07/1915 05/11/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6i 6g* 5c
  • Salford Advertiser/Salford Reporter entries: 03/07/1915

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