About Archibald Arnison
Date of Birth
Q3 1886
Service Number
10510
Birth Place
Barnard Castle, Durham, England
Baptism
13 October, 1886 Parochial Chapelry, Barnard Castle, Durham, England
Date of Death
11 August, 1915 25y
Place of Death
Died of wounds Lijssenthoek Military Hospital, Belgium
Burial
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Relationships
Parents
Joseph Arnison born abt 1861 and Elizabeth (Layton) born abt 1862
Married 12 September, 1885 Lynesack and Softley, Durham, England
Siblings
Ethel Annie (later Storey) born abt 1888, Hilda born abt 1891, Norman born abt 1894 - died 1894, Frank born abt 1896, Sidney Richardson born abt 1899, Blanche Greta born abt 1902, Norman born abt 1904
Career
Unit
2nd Durham Light Infantry
Enlisted 20 September, 1914
Medals
15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Civilian Employment
October 1901 - April 1904 Stable helper Raby Estate
1911 Coal miner/hewer
1914 miner
Campaigns
1914-1915
France and Flanders
Additional Information
Census Information
1891 Grey Street, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England
1901 Wheatsheaf Inn, Staindrop, Durham, England
1911 Raby Avenue, Staindrop, Durham, England
Sources
Staindrop Roll of Honour, Ancestry (Lewis family tree), Find My Past, Family Search, Raby Estates
Notes
Archibald was wounded on 9 August, 1915 and died of his wounds
Staindrop Parish Messenger September 1915 records "He was probably known to all our readers: a promising young man, who has sacrificed all for his country."
His sister Hilda married Fred Binks' brother and they had a child, Archibald, who died young and is buried in Staindrop Cemetery.
- Research by Diane Ball