Name
Arthur Gray (66874)
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
07/02/1919
28
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Driver
66874
Royal Field Artillery
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the North Mymms memorials*
Pre War
In the 1911 census we find Arthur living in Roestock with Grandparents James, age 73, a farm labourer and Eliza, age 70, both born North Mymms, on Arthur’s attestation he is shown as married living in Roestock Lane he was 23 years old on the 31st December 1914 when he joined the Royal field Artillery as Driver 66874. He married Daisy Selina (Beach) in 1912 and they lived at Bluehouses, Roestock Lane. They had 3 children: Dora Rose (b 1912), Edward Arthur (b 1914) and Elsie (b 1916).
Wartime Service
Arthur fell ill at Arras in April 1917 and was discharged on the 22nd November 1917 as being medically unfit, he was re-examined by a medical board on the 10th September 1918 and was found to be totally incapacitated due to Enteritis caused by the present war and he died in St. Albans Hospital on 7th February 1919 of Tuberculosis – Intestinal. His wife Daisy was present at his death. Poor Arthur served his country from the beginning of the war and yet has no entry on the North Mymms memorials, and his name has not yet been found in CWGC records. We have yet to find out where he buried – it does not appear be in St Albans.
Additional Information
*The records are confused in the roll of honour between the 2 Arthurs - uncle and nephew this Arthur is the Nephew.
His name has not yet been found in CWGC records.
Acknowledgments
North Mymms, Roll of Honour.com, Mike Allen, Jonty Wild
