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Post by BereniceUK on Mar 29, 2017 18:00:05 GMT
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Post by BereniceUK on Mar 29, 2017 18:00:28 GMT
10864 Lance Corporal Arnold Robson, 6th Yorkshire Regiment. Killed on 21st August 1915, aged 20. Son of William Goodfellow Robson, of Grove Cottage, Bowness, and the late Mary Young Robson.
Burton Soldier Killed.
10864 Pte. Arnold Robson, 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, son of Mr. W. G. Robson, solicitor, late of Reader House, Burton, was killed whilst fighting in the Dardanelles on Aug. 21st, the news eliciting many expressions of sorrow in the village. PTe. Robson was a pupil in the School, during the mastership of Mr. R. Hunt, and afterwards emigrated, being employed by Mr. R. W. Kaufman, of Columbia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., as private secretary. He returned to England in July, 1914, and enlisted on August 6th, going to the Dardanelles few weeks ago. On Sunday evening the Vicar sympathetically referred to the sad news, and Miss Herrington played the "Dead March" in Saul. Pte. Arnold Robson's death is the second that has occurred amongst the "Burton boys" during the war. (Lancaster Guardian, 18 September 1915) ____________________________________________________________
KILLED IN ACTION MOSSOP, Pte. William Davenport, of the Border Regt., has been killed in action in France. He enlisted at Kendal in November, 1914, having previously been in farm service at Urswick, near Ulverston. He was severely wounded at the Dardanelles, being shot through the thigh. On his recovery he went to France. The deceased was well known at Windermere. His father dying when William was but a few months old, he was brought up by his grandfather, the late Mr. Edward Harrison, of Elleray Wood Cottage, who was for many years head woodman on the Elleray estate in the time of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Heywood. For some years Pte. Mossop was employed on the estate, living, after the death of his grandfather, with his aunts, the Misses Harrison, at Prospect House. His mother married a second time, and is the wife of Mr. Robert Dobson, of Urswick. Pte. Mossop was 35 years of age. From a letter received by his mother from the chaplain, it appears that he was severely wounded in both feet, and died on the 6th inst. in a hospital at Rouen, five days after his admission. (Westmorland Gazette, 17 February 1917) ____________________________________________________________
Service was held at the Parish Church, Windermere, on Sunday evening, inmemory
(Westmorland Gazette, 12 May 1917) ____________________________________________________________
ELLERAY, Lce.-Corpl William, Border Regt., of High Heathwaite, is in the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh. His arm was seriously injured in action, and an operation has been performed this week. For some years he was goal-keeper with the Windermere F.C. (Westmorland Gazette, 25 August 1917)
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