The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private A W Vose

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Private Arthur William VOSE, G/21404, 7th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death assumed on or after, 19th September 1918, age 22.

Born Warrington, Lancashire, only son of William & Margaret Vose, 79, Ellesmere Street, Warrington, Lancashire.

1911 Census - 79, Ellesmere Street, Warrington, Lancashire - William Vose, head, age 52, married, toolmaker, worker, born Rainhill, Lancashire; Margaret Vose, wife, age 51, married 25 years, 7 children, 6 still alive, at home, born Croston, Lancashire; Helen Vose, daughter, age 20, single, wire weaver, worker, born Warrington, Lancashire; Lily Vose, daughter, age 18, single, soap wrapping, worker, born Warrington, Lancashire; Arthur William Vose, son, age 15, single, toolmaker, worker, born Warrington, Lancashire; Alice Vose, daughter, age 13, school, at home, born Warrington, Lancashire; Margaret Vose, daughter, age 10, school, born Warrington, Lancashire.

Enlisted Warrington, Lancashire, age 19 years & 9 months, height 5ft 5 inches, weight 132lbs. Resided 79 Ellesmere Street, Warrington, Lancashire. Formerly wireworker.

16th November 1915, enlisted; 17th November 1915, to Army Reserve; 8th June 1917, mobilized; 9th June 1917, posted 3rd South Lancs Regiment, Service No.40990; 18th October 1917, BEF France; 25th October 1917, transferred to Cheshire Regiment, Service No.51633; 29th July 1918, transferred to Royal West Kent Regiment, Service No.G/21404.

19th November 1920, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, William Vose, 79, Ellesmere Street, Warrington, Lancashire; Mother, Margaret Vose, 79, Ellesmere Street, Warrington, Lancashire; Brothers - none; Sisters - Emma Jane Wilson, age 34, 19 Hope Street, Earlestown, Lancashire; Helen Finch, age 30, 40 Lord Nelson Street, Warrington, Lancashire; Lily Whittaker, age 28, 39 Cairo Street, Warrington, Lancashire; Alice Worrall, age 22, 16 Harbord? Street, Warrington; Margaret Vose, age 20, 79, Ellesmere Street, Warrington, Lancashire; Grandparents, none: Nephews / Nieces - Freda Wilson, Dorothy Wilson, Rita Wilson, 19 Hope Street, Earlestown, Lancashire; Elsie Worrall, age 1, 16 Harbord? Street, Warrington; Uncles / Aunts - Thomas Farrington?, age 68, 64 Station Road, Croston, Lancashire; John Vose, age 58, 90 Gorsey Lane, Warrington; Margaret Cresswell, age 60, Oxford Street, St Helens; John Farrington?, age 62, 30 Mersey? Street, Warrington; Roger Farrington?, age 66, Burnley, (34 Rose Grove)

Buried at Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery, II. B. 40., Somme, France.

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