L/Cpl
Arthur Alway
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 06/10/1895 |
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Place of birth: Alveston, Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Farm Labourer |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Lance Corporal |
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Service number: 127580 |
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Enlistment date: 07/10/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Embro, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 42nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 31/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Van Meulen Farm, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 22 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XII Row: B Grave: 16 |
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My story
Arthur Alway is the son of George and Annie Alway. He was born on October 6, 1895 in Alveston, Bristol, England, where he worked as a farmer. However, he enlisted in the Canadian Army, enlisting on October 7, 1915 in Embro, Ontario, Canada. He served in the 42nd Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment (7th Brigade, 3rd Division).
On October 30, 1917, the 3rd Canadian Division attacked at 5:50 am with the 7th and 8th Canadian Brigades. The next day, advance units returned to report on conditions at the front. The battalion was to be called upon to carry out an operation to restore the front line. However, casualties at Abraham Heights were heavy despite the short duration of their stay. This was probably due to the fact that their location was very exposed and was under constant fire from the Germans. During the night of 31 October 1917 to 1 November 1917, the 42nd Battalion, stationed around the area of Gravenstafel Ridge, near Van Meulen Farm, had to relieve Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the 49th Battalion, the First Company and 2 platoons of R.C.R. in the front area. Throughout the day, the 7th Brigade attempted to evacuate the wounded. This was difficult because of the muddy condition of the ground and the almost impossible condition of the road from Waterloo to Bellevue. However, by evening almost all the wounded had been removed from the front area.
Arthur is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave 16).
On October 30, 1917, the 3rd Canadian Division attacked at 5:50 am with the 7th and 8th Canadian Brigades. The next day, advance units returned to report on conditions at the front. The battalion was to be called upon to carry out an operation to restore the front line. However, casualties at Abraham Heights were heavy despite the short duration of their stay. This was probably due to the fact that their location was very exposed and was under constant fire from the Germans. During the night of 31 October 1917 to 1 November 1917, the 42nd Battalion, stationed around the area of Gravenstafel Ridge, near Van Meulen Farm, had to relieve Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the 49th Battalion, the First Company and 2 platoons of R.C.R. in the front area. Throughout the day, the 7th Brigade attempted to evacuate the wounded. This was difficult because of the muddy condition of the ground and the almost impossible condition of the road from Waterloo to Bellevue. However, by evening almost all the wounded had been removed from the front area.
Arthur is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave 16).
Sources 5
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: The Day by Day Account (Londen: Arms & Armour Press, 1995), 154. Sources used |
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 130 - 1). https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx Sources used |
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War diaries: 42nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4938, Microfilm reel number: T-10743, File number: 433). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
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War diaries: 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4893, Microfilm reel number: T-10689, File number: 280-281). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
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War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG 150, 1992-93/314; Volume Number: 146). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/461737 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=4882aaf8-47d4-42a2-8249-a72e2b8890b2 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/461737?Arthur%20Alway |