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Surname: STOTT
Forename(s): Arthur
Place of Birth: Skipton, Yorkshire
Service No: 265298
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/6th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1918-04-11
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 82 to 85.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Arthur Stott was the son of Edward and Jane Ann Stott, née Whitham. Edward was born at Bradford and Jane at Skipton, Yorkshire. Arthur was the nephew of Private Charles Arthur Stott (29169) (q.v.).
1901 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 19, Mount Pleasant - Arthur Stott, aged 5 years, born Skipton, son of Edward and Jane A. Stott.
1911 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 9, Star Inn Yard - Harther [sic] Stott, aged 15 years, born Skipton, son of Edward and Jane Ann Stott.
Arthur was married to Frances Reed in 1916.
Arthur Stott is listed in the Nominal Roll of the 1/6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment): Pte A. Stott.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte A. Stott, 2085, W. Rid. Rgt. Theatre of War first served in: 1 - France. Date of entry therein: 15.4.15. K. in A. 11.4.18.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Sjt Arthur Stott, 265298, W. Rid. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Sgt Arthur Stott, 265298, 1/6th W. Rid. R. K. in A. 11.4.18.
See also: ‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
STOTT, Sgt. Arthur, West Riding Regiment, aged 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stott, Star Inn Yard, Skipton, killed April 11, 1918.
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Sergeant Arthur STOTT
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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10 May 1918
Sergeant A. Stott, Skipton
News has been received that Sergeant A. Stott, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stott, 9 Star Inn Yard, Skipton, was killed in action on April 18th. He was in camp with the Territorials at Marske when war broke out and went to France in April 1915. Twenty three years of age, he was employed by Messrs. Wilkinson, Park Shed, and was a valued member of the Bull Dog Scouts. A letter received by deceased’s wife, who resides at Doncaster, says that a bomb fell into trench and killed Sergeant Stott instantly.
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10 May 1918
STOTT – Killed in action April 11th, Sergt. Arthur Stott, West Riding Regiment, husband of Mrs. Stott, of Doncaster, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stott, of 9, Star Inn Yard, Skipton, aged 22.
10 May 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Sergeant A. Stott Killed
Sergt. Arthur Stott, of the West Riding Regiment, husband of Mrs. Stott, of Doncaster, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stott, of 9, Star Inn Yard, Skipton, was killed in action on April 11th by the falling of a bomb. Sergt. Stott, who was 22 years of age, enlisted soon after the outbreak of war, and went to France in April, 1915. He was formerly employed as a dyer by Messrs. Wilkinson, Park Shed, Skipton, and was formerly connected with the Skipton Bulldog Troop of Boy Scouts.
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