No.TF/5746, Private, Arthur Walter GAME
Aged 28
Arthur Walter Game was born in 1888 in Cockfield (1st qtr 1888 Cosford 4a:689) son of Walter and Sarah GAME (née HOWARD)
1891 census...Aged 3, he was at Hoe Lane, Cockfield with his father Walter GAME [28] railway labourer born Cockfield; his mother Sarah [26] born Thorpe Morieux; sister Ethel [4 months] born Cockfield. 1901 census...Aged 13, he was at Old Hall Green, Cockfield with his parents (father now plate layer on railway); brothers Willie [7]and Frank [1]; sister Ethel [10] 1911 census...Aged 23, a sawyer's labourer at joinery works, he was at London Road, Stanway with his parents; brother Willie (assistant gardener) and Frank; sister Florence [8] born Cockfield. No pension card has been found and no connection with Bradfield St.George. Old Hall Green is closer to Bradfield than Cockfield, but that is Bradfield Combust. |
He enlisted in Warley, when resident in Romford.
The battalion war dairy says they were at Ponthieu, attending a flamethrower demonstration in the morning and Divine Service in the afternoon. Despite that the CWGC records have three of the battalion killed that day, albeit not one has a known grave and therefore actual date of death is not necessarily known.
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