No.9483, Private, Arthur William Charles BEAVIS
Aged 19
Arthur William Charles Beavis was born in West Wratting (Linton Q1-1896 3B:485), son of Arthur and Adelaide Caroline BEAVIS (née WHITTAKER).
1901 census...Aged 5, he was at High Street, West Wratting with his father Arthur BEAVIS [32] a non domestic groom;his mother Adelaide and sister Eva [3]. All were born in West Wratting. 1911 census...Aged 15, a farm labourer, he was at Elm Cottage, West Wratting with his parents (father now a farm labourer); sisters Eva and Violet Rose [7] and brother William Kitchener, twin of Violet, born West Wratting. The family were still in West Wratting on the pension card |
He enlisted in Linton.
The war diary has the Battalion in the St Eloi area, mining and counter mining with occasional casualties. On the 16th ,at 2 am the CO visited all fire trenches. 2:55 am counter mine in P3 exploded and blew in German mine (?) (the coordinate of our own trenches) Casualties to 12 noon -O Ranks 1 killed, 1 wounded. 12 noon situation normal, slight NE wind. 6 pm, ditto.
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