Private Arthur Elliott Gold
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Gold,
Arthur Elliott
Date of birth: 1894-01-28
Place of birth: Forest Hill London England
Next of kin: Mrs. M. E. Gold, mother, Mayborne, Parkhill Road, Croydon, Surrey, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Rancher
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-06-18
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Barlin Communal Cemetery, III. C. 28.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 442384
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 469987
LAC ID:
417144
Service file: B3609-S043
Uploader's Notes: Son of William Henry and Mary Elizabeth Gold, of Sanderstead, Surrey. Previous service -Officer's Training Corps, Eastbourne College, England.
CEF Burial Registers - "Died of Wounds" (Accidentally Received) - Court of Enquiry convened to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Private Gold who was severely wounded in the head by the explosion of a Mills bomb in the hands of a comrade, whilst one of a party of four on bombing practice in a pit in the vicinity of Villers-au-Bois on the morning of June 16th, 1917, and who succumbed to his wounds at No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station two days later, is of the opinion that the accident was caused by a faulty fuse, or a small flaw either in the striker or detonator well and was unavoidable.
CEF Burial Registers - "Died of Wounds" (Accidentally Received) - Court of Enquiry convened to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Private Gold who was severely wounded in the head by the explosion of a Mills bomb in the hands of a comrade, whilst one of a party of four on bombing practice in a pit in the vicinity of Villers-au-Bois on the morning of June 16th, 1917, and who succumbed to his wounds at No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station two days later, is of the opinion that the accident was caused by a faulty fuse, or a small flaw either in the striker or detonator well and was unavoidable.
Uploader's Research notes: 54th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20