Private Arnold Thirlby, 122610
- Batt - 21
- Unit - Machine Gun Corps
- Section -
- Date of Birth - 1899
- Died - 21/03/1918
- Age - 19
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of William and Hannah Thirlby.
Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project. Arnold was born in 1899, in Bardon Hill and was the son of William, an estate woodman labourer (b 1868) and Hannah Thirlby (b 1872).
In 1911 the family were living in Bardon Hill- the children were Agnes (b 1893), Albert (b 1896), Hilda (b 1897), Arnold (b 1899), Wilfred (b 1901), Stenson (b 1903), Elvin (b 1906), William (b 1909) and twins Margaret and Colin (b 1910).
Arnold had worked at Bardon Quarry before enlisting.
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Submitted by F. Tilley 2016
Coalville Times article - Friday August 23rd, 1918
LOCAL CASUALTIES
Private A. Thirlby, (Bardon Hill) of the Machine Gun Corps is reported missing.
Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby 28/5/2018
- Conflict - World War I
- Birth Place - Bardon Hill
- Other Memorials - Coalville War Memorial Clock Tower
- Unit - Machine Gun Corps
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Pozieres Mem., Somme, France
- Born - Bardon Hill, Leics
- Enlisted - Leicester
- Place of Residence - Greenhill, Coalville, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - ST. PETERS CHYRD. MEM., BARDON HILL, LEICS
- Memorial - CLOCK TOWER MEM., COALVILLE, LEICS
