Sharples, Arthur Mee –

Son of Mrs. Sharples, of 6, Hengist Street, Tonge Fold, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted November 1914. Formerly 4118, Northumberland Fusiliers; formerly 265894, 1st/6th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers.

Personal details

  • Surname: Sharples
  • Forename: Arthur Mee
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Tonge Fold, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 14th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 280th Area Employment Company.
  • Service number: 368557
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: LXV. B. 23.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/07/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e*

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