Arthur Edgar Bainton
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: Royal Welch Fusiliers
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Fusilier 4185773
Parents: Henry Herbert and Emily Bainton
Marital status: Married
Home address: Newport, Wales
Pre-war occupation: Soldier
Date of birth: 1906
Date of death: 26/05/1940
Buried/Commemorated at: No known burial site but commemorated on Dunkirk Memorial (Column 53.) and Hambrook War Memorial and St John the Baptist Church Frenchay
Age: 33
Further information:
Arthur enlisted in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in 1924 and during the war served in France in 1940 with the British Expeditionary Force. Arthur served with the 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who fought heroically at St Venant, without adequate anti-tank weapons, holding up two German Armoured Divisions. They suffered very heavy losses and were finally overwhelmed. During this fighting, Arthur was reported as missing in action on 26th May 1940, then recorded as Killed in Action in March 1941.
Name incorrectly stated on Hambrook and Frenchay memorials as Ernest Bainton.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Welch_Fusiliers
https://www.burmastar.org.uk/stories/royal-welch-fusiliers/