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Arthur Samuel Prowse (abt. 1892 - 1915)

Arthur Samuel Prowse
Born about in Bradford Peverell, Dorset, England, United Kingdommap
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Brother of , , , , and
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Died at about age 22 in Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkeymap
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Biography

Roll of Honor
Private Arthur Samuel Prowse was Killed in Action during World War I.

Arthur Samuel was born in about December 1892 in Bradford Peverell, Dorset. He was the son of John Prowse and Sarah Hayne Godden.[1]

On 31 March 1901 Arthur Samuel was living in Cemetery Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth.[2]

On 2 April 1911 Arthur Samuel was employed in Butcher's Assistant.

On 2 April 1911 Arthur Samuel was living in Cemetery Lodge, Chickerell Road, Weymouth.[3]
Private Arthur Samuel Prowse served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): Dorsetshire Regiment
Service ended: 19 August 1915

Arthur Samuel was killed in action on 19 August 1915 in Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Türkiye.[4][5]

Research Notes

Killed in Action, Reg. no. 10857 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
Arthur's name is inscribed on the War Memorial on Weymouth Sea Front

Sources

  1. ↑ Title: Dorchester register. Citing: Data: Text: GRO Index Vol 5a Page 313
  2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: XS4W-93C : 21 May 2019), Arthur S Prowse in household of John Prowse, Wyke Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Weymouth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  3. ↑ Title: 1911 census.
  4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56018595/arthur-samuel-prowse: accessed 10 January 2024), memorial page for Arthur Samuel Prowse (unknown–19 Aug 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #56018595, citing Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Türkiye; Maintained by Military Historian (contributor 47181822).
  5. ↑ "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name Arthur Samuel Prowse Birth Place Dorchester, Dorset Death Date 19 Aug 1915 Death Place Gallipoli Enlistment Place Weymouth, Dorset Rank Private Regiment Dorsetshire Regiment Battalion 5th Battalion Regimental Number 10857 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Balkan Theatre Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #470560

Acknowledgements

  • Profile Prowse-70 was created through the import of Prowse_Olsen FamilyTreeDec2011build55.GED on Jan 2, 2012 by Eddie Prowse.




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