ARTHUR NEW
- Died: 23 Mar 1915
- Rank: Sapper
- Service no at death: 12918
- Died: 23 Mar 1915
- Rank: Sapper
- Service no at death: 12918
Personal
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- Surname: NEW
- Forename: ARTHUR
- Initials: A
- Date of Birth: 1877
- Place of Birth: Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley
- Place of Birth Source: 1911 Census
- Address:
- Schools attended:
- Employment / trade: Traction Engine Driver
- Place of work:
- Family (parents and grandparents): Father Esau New Mother Annie Sanger Grandparents Thomas and Anne (nee Ryman) New Silas and Mary (nee Foot) Sanger
- Spouse Name: Margaret Ethel Hill m. 1907 4 children
- Notes: Arthur New was the brother of Thomas New who also died during First World War
Military
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- Regiment at call-up: Royal Engineers
- Regiment at discharge:
- Rank at call-up: Sapper
- Service no at call-up: 12918
- Date of attestation:
- Date of call-up: 05 Aug 1914
- Area reported to: Plymouth
- Source: 1911 Census
- Naval vessels served:
- Decorations and awards:
- Other service details: Arthur had served in 3rd Batt Dorset Regiment (Coldstream Guards) from Dec 1899 to Nov 1903, serving in Gibraltar and Malta. Transferred to Army Reserve in 1906. Reengaged in Reserve at Bulford Camp in 1911
- Other rank:
- Other service no:
- Service facts:
Death and Memorial
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- Age at death: 38
- Date of death: 23 Mar 1915
- Regiment at death: Royal Engineers
- Battalion at death:
- Rank at death: Sapper
- Circumstances of death:
- Service no at death: 12918
- Field of action at death: France
- Place of death:
- Location of grave: Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension
- Position: III C 15
- Other memorials: Sixpenny Handley War Memorial
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