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Arthur SNEATH

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Surname: SNEATH

Forename(s): Arthur

Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire

Service No: 190914

Rank: Driver

Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Field Artillery

Battalion / Unit: 'C' Battery 210th Brigade

Division: 42nd (East Lancashire) Division

Age: 40

Date of Death: 1917-09-30

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: VI. C. 6.

CWGC Cemetery: MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Arthur Sneath was the son of James and Agnes Sneath, née Longmire. James was born at Cottesmore, Rutland and Agnes at Bolton, Westmorland.

1881 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Church Street - Arthur Sneath, aged 3 years, born Barnoldswick, son of James and Agnes Sneath.

1891 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Chapel Street - Arthur Sneath, aged 13 years, born Barnoldswick, son of James Sneath, widower.

Arthur was married to Mary Alice Brierley in 1898.

1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Chapel Street - Arthur Sneath, aged 23 years, born Barnoldswick, husband of Mary Alice Sneath.

1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 28, Beech Street - Arthur Sneath, aged 33 years, born Barnoldswick, husband of Mary Alice Sneath.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Dvr Arthur Sneath, 190914, Royal Field Artillery.

A short biography of Arthur is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).

Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:

SNEATH, Gunner Arthur, aged 40 years, [Barnoldswick], R.F.A., died from gas poisoning Sept. 30, 1917.

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Driver Arthur SNEATH

Driver Arthur SNEATH

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Field Artillery

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Field Artillery

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 42nd (East Lancashire) Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 42nd (East Lancashire) Division

Data from Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 - 1919 Records

Soldiers Died Data for Soldier Records

Surname: SNEATH

Forename(s): Arthur

Born:

Residence: Barnoldswick, Yorks

Enlisted: Barnoldswick

Number: 190914

Rank: Dvr

Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery

Battalion:

Decorations:

Died Date: 30/09/17

Died How: Died of wounds

Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Notes:

Data from Commonwealth War Graves Commission Records

CWGC Data for Soldier Records

Surname: SNEATH

Forename(s): Arthur

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 190914

Rank: Gunner

Regiment: Royal Field Artillery

Unit: "C" Bty. 210th Bde.

Age: 40

Awards:

Died Date: 30/09/1917

Additional Information: Born Barnoldswick. Husband of Mary Alice Sneath, of 106, Westfield Terrace, Gisburn Rd., Barnoldswick, Colne. (CWGC Headstone Personal Inscription: THY WILL BE DONE)

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Ghyll Undenominational Burial Ground, Barnoldswick

Ghyll Undenominational Burial Ground, Barnoldswick

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Ghyll Undenominational Burial Ground, Barnoldswick

Ghyll Undenominational Burial Ground, Barnoldswick

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05 October 1917

BARNOLDSWICK

Gunner Arthur Sneath, R.F.A., formerly secretary of the Barnoldswick Liberal Club, is reported dangerously ill at a Casualty Clearing Station in France, suffering from gas poisoning.

12 October 1917

BARNOLDSWICK – DEATH FROM GAS POISONING

Gunner Arthur Sneath, R.F.A., who in our last week’s issue was reported dangerously ill at a Casualty Clearing Station in France, suffering from gas poisoning, died on the 30th September. He was 40 years of age and leaves a wife and two sons, the elder of whom is in the Navy. Gunner Sneath had been in France six months.

19 October 1917

BARNOLDSWICK CASUALTIES

The above is a portrait of Gunner Arthur Sneath, R.F.A., who, as reported last week, died at a casualty clearing station in France from the effects of gas poisoning on September 30th. He was 40 years of age, and leaves a widow and two sons. Before joining the Army he worked at Messrs. Edmondson’s Fern Bank Shed, and was for several years secretary of the Barnoldswick Liberal Club.

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05 October 1917

BARNOLDSWICK

Gunner Arthur Sneath, R.F.A., formerly secretary of the Barnoldswick Liberal Club, is reported dangerously ill at a casualty clearing station in France, suffering from gas poisoning.

12 October 1917

SNEATH – Died from gas poisoning, Sept. 30th, Gunner Arthur Sneath, of the R.F.A., husband of Mrs. Sneath, of Barnoldswick, aged 40.

12 October 1917

BARNOLDSWICK

Death From Gas Poisoning

Gunner Arthur Sneath, R.F.A., who in our last issue was reported dangerously ill at a casualty clearing station in France suffering, from gas poisoning, died on the 30th September. He was 40 years of age and leaves a wife and two sons the elder of whom is in the navy. Gunner Sneath had been in France six months.

19 October 1917

BARNOLDSWICK CASUALTIES

The above is a portrait of Gunner Arthur Sneath, Royal Field Artillery, who as reported last week-end, died at a casualty clearing station in France, from the effects of gas poisoning on September 30th. He was 40 years of age, and leaves a widow and two sons. Before joining the army he worked at Messrs. Edmondson’s, Fernbank Shed, and was, for several years secretary of the Barnoldswick Liberal Club.

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