Arthur William Wilcox
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Gunner 213559
Parents: Thomas and Esther Ann (Nee Little) Wilcox
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: 4 Berkeley Road, Staple Hill, Bristol 1901 Census – lived Shortwood Road, Pucklechurch, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Boot Hand
Date of birth: 1897
Place of birth: Pucklechurch, Bristol
Date of death: 17/10/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt
Age: 21
Further information:
Arthur was born in 1897 (1st Quarter) in Pucklechurch.
Arthur served with the 51st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery and died on 17/10/1918 (Killed in Action).
Although the 'Soldiers died during the Great War' record shows that Arthur was killed in action, other records note that he died at No.18 Casualty Clearing Station, presumably from wounds.
Arthur is commemorated on the Christ Church Downend Memorial and the Staple Hill (Page Park) Memorial.
On the Staple Hill (Page Park) Memorial his surname has been misspelt Willcox.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.