Name
Arthur James Gates
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
06/06/1915
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
3413
Hertfordshire Regiment
1st/1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Plot II, Row A, Grave 5A.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford
Pre War
Son of James and Sarah (nee AMBRIDGE) GATES of Watford.
His parents married 29 April 1895 at St Giles’, Totternhoe, Beds. Sarah died 1943 in Oxhey, Herts, aged 78, and was buried 1 March in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; James died 16 July 1952 in Watford aged 83, and was buried 22 July, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Arthur was born 1895 in Watford, and resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 5 he lived in Watford, with his parents and two siblings. On the 1911 Census, aged 15, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and three siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Hertford; was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qualifying date being 23 January 1915.
He died at 18 General Hospital, Treport, of wounds received in action.
Mrs S GATES of Watford, made application [for medals] in respect of her late son Pte Arthur James GATES.
Additional Information
His headstone inscription reads: “THY WILL BE DONE".
There is a Death announcement for Arthur in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 12 June 1915; plus In Memoriams in the issues dated 10 June 1916 and 7 June 1919.
Unfortunately, Arthur’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
