Other Information:Arthur lived at 116 Oakland Street, West Bank, Widnes. He was an old boy of the West Bank Council School and won a scholarship to the Widnes Secondary School and gained many distinctions. Eventually going to Liverpool University and graduating with an BA (Hons) in History. He joined the RAMC in August, 1915 and went to Egypt in November that year and to France in 1916. A member of St Mary`s Mission and the Secretary and teacher of the Sunday School, he was a medical orderly and was killed instantly by shrapnel while he was tending the wounded at the dressing station. Arthur was one of three sons to die in the Great War, his two elder brothers – George, who was killed in action in France in October 1916 and William, who died of illness in India in July, 1918. They were the sons of Job & Hannah Hartland. [Information researched and kindly provided by Harry (Jones 75 - GWF)]
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