Arthur Hemingway (1893-1917)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- HEMINGWAY, ARTHUR. Rifleman. No R/18179. 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps. Born Forrest Road, Huddersfield, 5.9.1893. Son of Mr and Mrs O. Hemingway, 28 Dale Street, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield. Educated at Hillhouse Council School. Employed as a leather worker by Messrs B. Crook and Sons, Fitzwilliam Street, Huddersfield. Was a member of the choir at St. Paul's Church, Southgate, Huddersfield. Single. Enlisted 27.1.1916. Killed in action at Nieuport on 10.7.1917, aged 23. Has no known grave. Commemorated NIEUPORT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
- ROH:- St. Paul's Church, Southgate, Huddersfield.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Rifleman ARTHUR HEMINGWAY
- regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
- died: Tuesday, July 10, 1917
- age: 23 years
- record ID: 1640712