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Arthur John Batsford
1895 - 07/11/1917
Source: Bromley & District Times
Other Memorials: Congregational Church, Bromley (now Bromley URC)
Place of birth: Bromley, Kent
Last known address in Bromley: 31 Shortlands Gardens
Last known address in Bromley: 31 Shortlands Gardens
Military information
Regiment/Service: Queen's Own Royal West Kent RegimentBattalion/Ship: 2nd/4th Bn
Rank: Private
Number: 203506
Family information
Parents: Arthur Andrew & Eliza Batsford (nee Snelling)Parents' occupation: Jobbing gardener
Siblings: Edith Mabel, Nellie May (d), Walter William
Census information
1901Address: 12 Liddon Road
1911
Address: 31 Shortlands Gardens
Occupation: Butcher's boy
Extra details
Arthur was the third of Arthur and Eliza Batsford's four children. Before the war he was a film operator at the Palais de Luxe in the High Street. His commanding officer reported that Arthur had survived two recent battles and was behind the lines when he was killed by a stray bullet from a snipper.
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