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Arthur Edmond Orsler
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1890 |
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Place of birth: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Grocer's assistant |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Rifleman |
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Service number: S/18061 |
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Enlistment date: 06/12/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — The Rifle Brigade, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 02/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Au Bon Gite, Langemark, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 27 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 147 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Rifleman Arthur Edmond Orsler was born in 1890 in Shoreditch. He worked as a grocer assistant and as a news agent assistant prior to enlisting. On the 4th of April 1915 he married Laura Daniels at Shoreditch and on the 30th of December that same year they welcomed their first and only child, Arthur William. They lived in London when he enlisted.
Arthur was conscripted and enlisted on the 6th of December 1915 at Shoreditch. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade of the 4th Division and the 11th Brigade. With this battalion he took part in the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.
On the 1st of October 1917 the 1st Bn. Rifle Brigade would relieve the 1st Bn The King’s Own Regiment on the frontline situated east-northeast of Langemark. The next day, the day of Arthur’s untimely death, it was noted that the support company situated at Au Bon Gite and the Battalion Headquarter at Cement House were under heavy shelling. On the 3rd the battalion was relieved and moved back to Candle Trench. Unfortunately, the body of Arthur Edmond Orsler was never recovered or identified, thus he is commemorated at the Tyne Cot Memorial on panel 147.
Arthur was conscripted and enlisted on the 6th of December 1915 at Shoreditch. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade of the 4th Division and the 11th Brigade. With this battalion he took part in the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.
On the 1st of October 1917 the 1st Bn. Rifle Brigade would relieve the 1st Bn The King’s Own Regiment on the frontline situated east-northeast of Langemark. The next day, the day of Arthur’s untimely death, it was noted that the support company situated at Au Bon Gite and the Battalion Headquarter at Cement House were under heavy shelling. On the 3rd the battalion was relieved and moved back to Candle Trench. Unfortunately, the body of Arthur Edmond Orsler was never recovered or identified, thus he is commemorated at the Tyne Cot Memorial on panel 147.
Sources 2
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59 Infantry Brigade: 11 Battalion Rifle Brigade, (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2116/5 ). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
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Seymour, William W., The history of the Rifle Brigade in the War of 1914-1918. (London: The Rifle Brigade Club, 1936). 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/1635730 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=d193b7fb-af7c-4065-a8be-7db42a030129 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/3339611 |