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Rank : Private

Army Number : 11442

Unit : 2nd Bn

Biography :

Enlisted at Leicester. Served with the 2nd Bn during World War One. Transferred to hospital sick 5.6.1915, rejoined his company 12.6.1915. Killed in action France and Flanders campaign 25.9.1915, aged 35. He is commemorated on Loos Memorial, Pas de France.

Medal Card: 2nd Leic Regt - Victory, British War and 1914 Star - disembarked France 9.11.1914 British Expeditionary Force - k-I-a

CWGC:

WILSON, ARTHUR
Rank: Private
Service No: 11442
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Age: 35
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 42 to 44.
Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Husband of Alice Wilson, of 152, Curzon St., Leicester.

Date of Birth : c1880

Place of Birth : Leicester

Date of Death : 25.9.1915

Place of Death : Loos, France

Civil Occupation : Boot and Shoe Trade

Period of Service : 1910s

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France and Flanders