Arthur William Mead
View Arthur William on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission websiteService number:
26659
Rank:
Private
Service:
Bedfordshire Regiment
Origin:
Date of birth:
02 May 1893
Date of death:
03 June 1917
Age at Death:
24
Known information
Arthur William Mead was the son of John and Emma Mead of 12, Simper Street, Oakham. He was born at Mildenhall in Suffolk on 2 May 1893. He joined the 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment in November 1915, and went out to France on 5 July 1916. He survived for eleven months before being injured and dying of his wounds on 3 June 1917. Arthur is buried at Hop Store Cemetery, between Ypres and Poperinghe, grave 1.A.25. He was 24.
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Hop Store Cemetery on Tuesday 12th August 2014By Matt Steele on Wednesday 13th August '14 at 6:02pm
Rutland and The Battle of the Somme
More than 90 Rutland soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme which lasted from 1 July 1916 until the middle of November. Today they lie in cemeteries across the old battlefield in northern France or are remembered among the 72,000 names on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. By using our interactive map, you can find out what happened to them.
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