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Surname: ARBUTHNOT
Forename(s): Gerald Archibald
Place of Birth: Kensington, Middlesex
Service No: ---
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment / Corps / Service: Grenadier Guards
Battalion / Unit: 2nd Battalion
Division: Guards Division
Age: 44
Date of Death: 1916-09-25
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: II. C. 1.
CWGC Cemetery: CITADEL NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot (born 19 December 1872) was the son of William and Selina Arbuthnot, née Moncrieffe. William was born at Bangalore, India and Selina in the Parish of Dunbarney, Perthshire.
Gerald was married to Mary Johanna Antoinette Dulce Oppenheim in 1894.
1911 London Census: 43, Prince's Gardens SW - Gerald Arbuthnot, aged 38, born London. Retired Naval Officer - ex M.P. Husband of M.J.A. Dulce Arbuthnot.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Gerald A. Arbuthnot, Sub Lt R.N.V.R.; Lieut Gren. Gds. Theatre of War first served in: France. K. in A. 25.9.16. Correspondence: Address 1. Gawithfield, Ulverston. Address 2. 27, Rutland Gate SW. Address 3. 3, Stone Buildings, Lincolns Inn SW2.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: 2 Lieut G.A. Arbuthnot, Gren. Gds. K. in A. 25.9.16.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: 2 Lieut G.A. Arbuthnot, 2 Grenadier Gds. Date and Place of Death: 25.9.16. K. in A. To whom issued/Amount: Executors - Lieut. Col. Alan John Sykes M.P. and Col. Sir Godfrey V. Thomas Bart. C.B., D.S.O. (Jointly). £69 1s. 4d.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Lt G.A. Arbuthnot, Gren. Gds. Date and Place of Death: 25.9.16. K. in A. To whom issued/Amount: Executors - Lt. Col. Alan John Sykes M.P. and Sir Godfrey Vignoles Thomas Bt. (Jointly). £54 14s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Gerald. Name(s) on card(s): Claimant: Mary Johanna Arbuthnot. Relationship to Man: Widow.
Gerald was killed in action during the Battles of the Somme, 1916, 1 July-18 November, at the Battle of Morval, 25-28 September.
Gerald is commemorated on a memorial at Holy Trinity with St Paul's Church, Brompton, Middlesex and on the Parliamentary War Memorial.
Data Source: Craven Herald Article
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Lieutenant Gerald Archibald ARBUTHNOT
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Grenadier Guards
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: Guards Division
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06 October 1916
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Lieut. Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot, Grenadier Guards, was killed in action September 25th 1916. Lieut. G. A. Arbuthnot was the only son of the late Major-General W. Arbuthnot, C.B., and of Selina, daughter of Sir Thomas Moncrieff, Bart. He was born in 1872, and was educated privately, and on H.M.S. Britannia. From 1887 to 1891 he was a midshipman in the Royal Navy. Later he acted for nearly ten years as a private secretary to Mr. Walter Long, who during this period was successively President of the Board of Agriculture, President of the Local Government Board, and Chief Secretary for Ireland. On the eve of the election in January 1906, Mr. Arbuthnot was chosen as Conservative candidate for Burnley, and was only in the constituency three weeks before the polling day. He was unsuccessful by 324 votes. At the next general election in January 1910, Mr. Arbuthnot headed the poll by a majority of 95 over Mr. Maddison, Mr. H. M. Hyndman (Soc.) being the third candidate. In December of the same year, Mr. Arbuthnot was defeated by Mr. Philip Morrell, the present member. Subsequently, Mr. Arbuthnot became an active organiser for the Unionist party, and in this capacity spoke at political gatherings in Skipton. He founded the Lancashire Junior Unionist Association. Soon after the war broke out he joined the Royal Naval Reserve and was for several months on a mine-sweeper. About six months ago he transferred to the Army and secured a commission in the Grenadier Guards.
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