Name
Arthur Halsey
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
25863
Royal Air Force
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Biography
Arthur Halsey was born in the spring of 1895 at Abbots Langley. He was one of five children (three sons and two daughters) born to Edward and Susan Halsey. In the 1901 and 1911 Census the family lived at “Fair View”, Abbots Road, Abbots Langley, and Edward worked as a Railway Clerk, employed by the London & North-West Railway (LNWR). At this time Arthur was also employed by the LNWR, and worked as an Apprentice Clerk.
The Abbots Langley Parish Magazine Roll of Honour first listed Arthur in October 1914, serving with the Hertfordshire Yeomanry. The Yeomanry was a Territorial Unit confined to service at Home, but at the outbreak of War many men volunteered for Imperial Service overseas, and in 1915 the Hertfordshire’s saw action during the Gallipoli campaign. It is not certain if Arthur served at Gallipoli, however in December 1915 the Hertfordshire Advertiser (11th December 1915) and the Abbots Langley Parish Magazine both reported that Arthur Halsey was suffering from dysentery or typhoid.
Arthur’s Medal Roll confirmed that he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) on 5th July 1916, and the Parish Roll of Honour recorded him with the RFC, and subsequently with the Royal Air Force until the end of the War.
Arthur was listed in the Autumn 1918 and Spring 1919 Absent Voter Records serving with the RAF as an Airman, and giving his address as Vowler Villa, Breakspear Road, Abbots Langley.
Arthur Halsey survived the War as did his brother Sidney Halsey, and cousin Walter James Botwright. Arthur’s Medal Roll indicated that on 12th January 1921 he joined the Police.
Additional Information
Formerly a corporal, Hertfordshire Yeomanry & Royal Flying Corps
Acknowledgments
Roger Yapp - www.backtothefront.org
