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Arthur Noel Sharpe (bef. 1888 - 1916)

Arthur Noel Sharpe
Born before in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Died after age 27 in Somme, Picardie, Francemap
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Biography

Roll of Honor
Lieutenant Arthur Sharpe was Killed in Action during World War I.
Arthur was born 30 December 1888, Huddersfield, Yorkshire and Baptised 26 January 1889, Huddersfield, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire the son of Arthur Calvert Sharpe & Mary. [1] [2]
Lieutenant Arthur Sharpe served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: 7 August 1914
Unit(s): Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
Service ended: 3 September 1916

He enlisted as a private on 7 August 1914 and obtained a commission as 2nd Lt in January 1915 and was promoted Lieut Feb 1916.[3] Arthur, a Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's ( West Riding) Regiment was killed in action on 3 September 1916, France & Flanders. [4][5] He is buried in the Mill Road Cemetery Thiepval.[6][7]

Sources

  1. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, (1813-1910)
  2. GRO Birth Index, Huddersfield Vol. 9a, Page 3098 q March 1889
  3. British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll Of Honour 1914-1918
  4. "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name: Arthur Noel Sharpe Death Date: 3 Sep 1916 Rank: Lieutenant : Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment Battalion: 5th Battalion (Territorial) Type of Casualty: Killed in action Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #1036389
  5. Probate 1918 Sharpe, Arthur Noel Probate Calendar
  6. "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" ARTHUR NOEL SHARPE, MILL ROAD CEMETERY, THIEPVAL I. H. 17. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/544392/arthur-noel-sharpe/
  7. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56412046/arthur-noel-sharpe: accessed 04 November 2022), memorial page for Lieut Arthur Noel Sharpe (30 Dec 1888–3 Sep 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #56412046, citing Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).




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