Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Thomas (Charles) Isaac, a huntsman of hounds, born 1855 in Mylor Bridge, Cornwall, and was baptised on the 29th October 1855 in the Parish of Mylor and his wife Emily Isaac (nee Goodall, married on the 19th October 1882 in Woburn Sands, Bedfordshire), born 1856 in Woburn Sands, Bedfordshire. Arthur David was born in the 4th quarter of 1895 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, his siblings were, Emily May, born 1891, Frank Gordon, born 1893, John Goodall, born in the 2nd quarter of 1894 and Katherine Bruce, born 1899, all his siblings were born in Medbourne, in March 1901 the family home was at Manor House, Medbourne. In April 1911 Arthur was absent from the family home in St. Mary’s Road, Great Bowden, Leicestershire, residing there was his father a retired huntsman, his mother and siblings, Seggie, born 1888 in Brixworth, Northamptonshire and Katherine Bruce, a schoolgirl, born 1899 in Medbourne, Arthur was employed as a training stable groom and was residing as boarder at Aldbury, Tring, Hertfordshire. Arthur also had the following four elder siblings, Thomas John, born 1883, William Charles, born 1884 and Gertrude Ellen, born 1886, the latter three siblings were all born in Brixworth and Alice Robina, born 1890, in Medbourne. In the 4th quarter of 1917 in the Paddington, Middlesex district, Arthur married Laura E. Hopkins. Arthur first entered the theatre of war in France on the 27th April 1915, he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory medals. His elder brother John also fell in action.
The War Diary records: 6 May-18 - Battalion in support, line very quiet. 1 other rank killed by Aeroplane bomb. Major BEAL to England on 6 months tour of duty.