Rifleman Arthur Moulding R/4301

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Name:  Rifleman Arthur Moulding R/4301

Date of Birth:  1895

Address:   Family lived at Bradgate Road in 1901

Parents Names: 

Edward Moulding (Licensed Victualler)

Margaret Elizabeth

Occupation before the war:   Shoe Hand

Siblings Names:

John b1890  |  Mary Ann b1893  |  Frances Lillian (Lilley) b1897

Date Died:   9.4.1917 Reported missing

Age:   22

Place of Death:   

Place of Burial/Memorial:  Arras Mem., Pas De Calais, France

Cause of death:   Killed in action

Regiment:

13th Battalion

King’s Royal Rifle Corps

“C” Company

Medals:

1914 -15 Star

Any other information (e.g. Service Record/ appearance etc)

  • Enlisted on 13th September 1914 when he was 19
  • Family were together in Lincoln when Arthur died in 1917
  • Medals and effects sent to his mother at 52, Wilmington Road, Leicester
  • Father lived at 7 Chelmsford Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire with Arthur’s siblings
  • This included Scrap Box; mirror; knife; air pillow; disc; Letters and cards; Princess Mary’s Gift Box; pencil; scissors; purse; Cap Badge; Rifle Record Book