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Private William Frederick Christy Arthur

 

Arthur 1

 

Private William Frederick Christy Arthur, 9th (North Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Service No. 41366. Formerly North Irish Horse, Service No. 1873. Born Douglas Bridge, County Tyrone. Enlisted Antrim. Residence Douglas Bridge. Killed in action on 22 July 1918 during a raid on a German position (Shoddy Farm) near Meulehouck, Flanders. Buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France, grave III.F.108. (In the picture below, Arthur's grave is in the front row, fourth from the left.) His grave inscription reads:

41366 PRIVATE

W.F.C. ARTHUR

ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS

22ND JULY 1918

 

Arthur 2

 

Images kindly provided by Simon Godly. See his First World War website at www.webmatters.net.