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BirthMale; 7 April 1889; Bollington, Cheshire
Baptism5 May 1889; St Christopher's church, Pott Shrigley
Death11 Aug 1918, age 29; Battle of the Somme, France
Burial MemoBuried (Plot 3 grave A17) in Rosieres communal cemetery extension, France
StatusDied in action (WWI)
OccupationIn Canada - an elevatorman
ReligionAnglican
Military24th Bn Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regt)
Residence1891: Lord Street, Bollington
1901: Red Lion Brow (High Street), Bollington
1911: 2 Red Lion Brow, Bollington, Cheshire
1913-16: UK
Father
Mother

Spouse:

1        Married, 1912
Name
BirthFemale
Death1912
ResidenceUK
Marriage 1912 [122]
No issue

Notes for Pte Arthur TINSLEY

On 11 April 1913, aged about 23, he emigrated, sailed from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia on RMS Virginian, to Canada together with other Bollingtonians. Although a Canadian by the time of his death, Arthur is remembered on the memorials at Bollington, Kerridge, and St Oswald's, as well as his parents' grave at St John's. [73],[122]

Arthur enlisted on 10th January 1916 at Fort William, Ontario, Canada, 198768 24th Bn Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regt). [73]

Family notes for Pte Arthur TINSLEY and May CLAYTON

May died later in 1912. In early 1913 Arthur emigrated to Canada. While the early death of his wife may have contributed to his idea to emigrate, there was a lot of unemployment in Bollington at that time and many Bollingtonians emigrated as a way of finding work. [Webmaster]

Sources

73.  Book, Roy Arnold & Dave Williams, 2011, Bollington 1914-1918 ... and more, Anglican Parish of Bollington
122.  Document, David Brandreth, 16 January 2016, A Genealogy Report For ALBERT BOLLINGTON

Person record last updated: 19 Jan 2020

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