Name
Arthur James Avis
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
17/12/1918
18
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
G/14397
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HONNECHY BRITISH CEMETERY
I.B.4.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Benington War Memorial
St. Peter’s Church Roll of Honour, Benington
Pre War
Arthur was the son of Alfred & Alice Avis of Coles Green, Benington.
Wartime Service
On the 17th December 1918, a month after the armistice, the Battalion were located in the village of Malicourt. Arthur was a member of a working party involved in salvage work around the village, recovering munitions. One of the members of the working party dropped a 3” German Minenwerfer which exploded and instantly killed seven men and wounded a further twenty-five. Later that day, six of these wounded men died from their injuries. The funerals of those who died took place at 2.15pm on the 18th December. Arthur is buried in the Honnechy British Cemetery, France.
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson, Adrian Pitts
