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Private Arthur John Hull

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-11-23
Place of birth: Margaret Marsh Dorset England
Next of kin: Mark Reuben Hull, father. Broughton, Oxfordshire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Famer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: c/o Mrs L Hunkin, Isabella, Manitoba
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1917-08-15
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Loos British Cemetery, V. C. 16.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 186347
Highest Rank: Private (8th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army).
  2. Private, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-08-28 to 1917-08-15
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 562413
LAC ID: 476762
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4603-S048
Uploader's Notes: In 1911 the Hull family in Shaftsbury Dorset, England consists of father Mark Reuben (1869-1942) a Gardener, mother Keturah Matilda Bastable (1864-1939), son Arthur John(1890-1917) a Baker, son William George (1895) and daughters Ida Kate (1899), Frances Louise(1892-1983) and Grace Ida Winnifred(1896-1897). Arthur John Hull, a Baker now age 21, arrives in Canada in April 1911 on the SS Canada to Halifax Nova Scotia and relocates to Winnipeg Manitoba to work as a Farm Labourer and enlists in the 90th Battalion in Winnipeg on 22 January 1916. The 90th Battalion was authorized on 22 Dec 1915 with Private Hull being an early member and sails for England on 31 May 1916. On 19 July 1916 the 90th became the 11th Reserve Battalion and on 28 Aug 1916 Pte Hull transfers to the 8th Battalion. On 15 Aug 1917 26 year old Arthur John Hull is killed in action as a member of the 8th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Division on the starting day of The Battle For Hill 70.
Uploader's Research notes: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56484632/arthur-john-hull?fbclid=IwAR06_t7xp59ei6qVPO31WrfGRPKGIsk_GnGZDmJWL5CcsQfB5cXR7_SkuUU [Private Army Canadian Infantry 90th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-09-17