Arthur Herbert Dumbell (1894 - 1916)

Born 23 Mar 1894 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Died 4 Jun 1916 at age 22 in France

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Biography

Arthur Dumbell was born in Lancashire, England.

Private Arthur Dumbell served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: 9 Aug 1914
Unit(s): The King's Own (Liverpool) Regiment Regimental Number 2215, Western European Theater
Service ended: 4 Jun 1916 (KIA)

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Arthur was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on March 23, 1894. He was the son of Arthur Dumbell and Harriett Davies. He was baptized in Liverpool on April 8, 1894, at Saint Cuthbert Everton.

Arthur remained with his family until his enlistment into the British Army in 1914. He enlisted to serve in World War I on August 9, 1914. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, King's Own (Liverpool) Regiment. His Regimental Number was 2215. Arthur lists his address at time of enlistment as 16 Bodmin Road, Walton, Lancashire. (This is the same address the family resided at in the 1911 census). Arthur was killed in action. His death was registered in the Western European Theater, France and Flanders. According to the casualty form, his death was caused by a gunshot wound to the head. He was admitted to the Field Hospital on June 4, 1916, and was pronounced dead the same day. He was twenty two. Arthur was posthumously awarded the British War Medal, Victory Medal, and 1914-1915 Star. He was buried in Plot II.A.7. Avesnes-le-Comte Cemetery Extension Avesnes-le-Comte, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Birth

• March 23, 1894, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 8b page 307.^[1]

Baptism

• April 8, 1894, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Saint Cuthbert Everton.
  • England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Reference ID fn 358.^[2]
  • Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1906: Parish Register Reference Number: 283 CUT/2/1.
  • Saint Cuthbert, Everton, Parish Register, Baptisms, 1894: page 182 entry 1.^[3]

Residence

• 21 Moister Road, Blackpool, Lancashire: Age 7. Residing with parents, Arthur an "Engineer" (Ice making machine), and Harriett, with two siblings, ages eight, and four. Note...Arthur and brother Sydney are on page following parents and sister Florence.
  • England Census 1901: Class: RG13; Piece: 3972; Folio: 19; Page: 30.^[4]

• 16 Bodmin Road, Walton, Lancashire: Age 17. Occupation, "Clerk, Bookkeeper" for Dried Fish Merchant. Residing with parents, Arthur, now an "Insurance Agent", and Harriet, with two siblings, Florence, age eighteen, and Doris, eight. (Brother Sydney passed away in 1903).
  • England Census 1911: Class: RG14; Piece: 22391. ^[5]

Military

• Enlisted August 9, 1914. Assigned to 5th Battalion, King's Own (Liverpool) Regiment. Regimental Number 2215.
  • British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.^[6]
• Awarded the British War Medal, Victory Medal. Regimental Number 2215, Private Arthur Dumbell.
  • British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920.^[7]
  • UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920.^[8]
• Awarded the 1914-1915 Star: Private Arthur Dumbell, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment. Regimental Number 2215.
  • UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920.^[9]

Death

• June 4, 1916, Western European Theater, France and Flanders.
  • UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919.
  • UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929.^[10]
• PRIVATE ARTHUR HERBERT DUMBELL Service Number: 2215 Regiment & Unit/Ship The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st/5th Bn. Date of Death Died 04 June 1916 Age 22 years old Buried or commemorated at AVESNES-LE-COMTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION II. A. 7. France Country of Service United Kingdom Additional Info Son of Arthur Herbert and Mary Dumbell, of Walton, Liverpool. Personal Inscription TO FALL ASLEEP IS NOT TO DIE TO DWELL WITH CHRIST IS BETTER LIFE^[11]

Burial

• Avesnes-le-Comte Cemetery Extension Avesnes-le-Comte, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France PLOT II. A. 7.
  • Web: International, Find A Grave Index ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FSV-VV6 : 1 October 2014), Arthur Herbert Dumbell, 1894; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, West Derby, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7RS-15S : 22 February 2018, Arthur Herbert Dumbell, 23 Mar 1894); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 2,147,911.
3. ↑ Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1906 (Free Ancestry Image)
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9K7-G3V : 8 April 2016), Arthur H Dumbell, Blackpool, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Blackpool subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWT4-KLH : 2 August 2017), Arthur Herbert Dumbell in household of Arthur Herbert Dumbell, Walton On The Hill, Walton Liverpool, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 (Free Ancestry Image).
7. ↑ British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (Free Ancestry Image)
8. ↑ UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 (Free Ancestry Image)
9. ↑ UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 (Free Ancestry Image)
10. ↑ UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (Free Ancestry Image)
11. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission
12. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial 24736604/du