Arthur THORPE
1894 - 1918 (24 years)
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Name Arthur THORPE Birth 4 Jan 1894 Battersea, Surrey 
[1, 2] Baptism 2 Dec 1895 St. Peter's, Battersea, Surrey [2] Gender Male 1901 Census 12, Headworth Road, Wandsworth, Surrey [1] At 1901 Census, he is 7 1911 Census 58, Wycliffe Road, Battersea, Surrey [3] At 1911 Census, he is 17, occ "House Painter" Death 4 Feb 1918 Calais, France Burial Morden Cemetery, Morden, Surrey Person ID I633 Webb Last Modified 1 Jun 2025
Father Arthur Ernest THORPE, b. Abt 1868, London Relationship natural Mother Alice BENNETT, b. 4 Dec 1867, Marylebone, Westminster Relationship natural Marriage 31 Jul 1887 Parish Church, Battersea [4] Family Note The family were living at 115, ?Ingrave? St., Battersea in Aug 1892, and 141, Usk Road in Dec 1895 [2, 5] Family ID F277 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 4 Jan 1894 - Battersea, Surrey 
Baptism - 2 Dec 1895 - St. Peter's, Battersea, Surrey 
1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 7 - - 12, Headworth Road, Wandsworth, Surrey 
1911 Census - At 1911 Census, he is 17, occ "House Painter" - - 58, Wycliffe Road, Battersea, Surrey 
Death - 4 Feb 1918 - Calais, France 
Burial - - Morden Cemetery, Morden, Surrey = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - he joined the ?5th? Leicestershire Reg in Oct 1916, but his military records suggest that he had enlisted in 1912. In 1916 he was living at 58, Wycliffe Road, Battersea, occupation given as Labourer.
His memorial says this:-
PRIVATE
A THORPE
Service Number: 242199
Leicestershire Regiment
11th Bn.
Date of Death, 04 February 1918
Age 24 years old
Buried or commemorated at
RED CROSS CORNER CEMETERY, BEUGNY
I. I. 4. France.
- he joined the ?5th? Leicestershire Reg in Oct 1916, but his military records suggest that he had enlisted in 1912. In 1916 he was living at 58, Wycliffe Road, Battersea, occupation given as Labourer.
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Sources - [S1250] 1901 Census :- 12, Headworth Road, Wandsworth, Surrey.
- [S1256] Baptism register :- St Peter's, Battersea (1895).
- [S1248] 1911 Census :- 58, Wycliffe Road, Battersea, Surrey.
- [S1799] Marriage register entry :- Arthur Ernest Thorpe - Alice Bennett (1887).
- [S1255] Baptism register :- St Peter's, Battersea (1892).
- [S1250] 1901 Census :- 12, Headworth Road, Wandsworth, Surrey.