Arthur Thomas Wheeler

Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial

Regiment: Royal Air Force

Rank and number: Corporal 336588

Parents: Arthur and Roseanna Wheeler

Home address: 39 Leigham Court, Streatham, London

Pre-war occupation: Cinema Operator

Date of birth: 04/12/1898

Place of birth: Brixton, London

Date of death: 30/07/1920

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried Little Badminton (St. Michael And All Angels) Churchyard

Age: 21

Further information:

Arthur enlisted in peacetime on 29th August 1919 as a civilian into the Royal Air Force, joining as an Aircraft hand. He was subsequently appointed as a Class F Reservist. He died the following year in Tidworth Military Hospital Wiltshire as the result of a motor accident. The reason for the location of his grave is not known.

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/