WW1 Casualty: Gunner 1969 Arthur Denham Avison - Gunner 1969 Arthur Denham Avison
| Unit/Regiment |
1st Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Motor) |
| Date of Death |
15/04/1918 |
Age at Death |
33 |
Burial/Memorial
& Reference |
Mont Noir Military Cemetery
I D 1 |
| CWGC Family Details (if shown) |
Son of William Johnson Avison and Clara Annice Avison; husband of Evelyn Margaret Avison, of 5, Stanley Terrace, Blue Bell Lane, Huyton, Liverpool. Native of Barnsley |
| Census Details |
1901 Census -
Arthur, aged 14, lived at 11 Teall Avenue, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Also there are his widowed mother Clara, sisters Mary (19), Nora (11) and Gladys (9), along with brother John (16).
1911 Census -
Arthur D Avison (26) and his 28 year old wife Evelyn, lived at 50 Henley Street, Seaforth, along with their 1 year old daughter Edna. |
| Birth/Marriage/Death Registrations |
Birth registered with middle name of "Denham", Q2 1887, Barnsley, 9c, 475.
Marriage recorded in Q2/1909, Toxteth, to Evelyn Margaret Gardner, 8b, 267 |
| SDGW - Where Born |
Barnsley |
| Enlisted |
Coventry |
| Resided |
Liverpool |
| How Died |
Killed In Action |
Theatre of War |
France & Flanders |
| Notes |
Arthur Avison's Medal Index Card, held at the National Archives in Kew, states that he served with "Motor Machine Gun Service, Royal Artillery" |
| Research Ref. No. |
P008 |
Service DetailsThe Parish Magazine of 29th May 1918 added 10 names to the existing 106 who had already fallen, including 'Gunner Arthur Denham Avison, 31, Machine Gunner Section. Fell in action, 15th April, of 29, Station Road, leaves a widow and one child'
Arthur Denison's Medal Index Card. His entitlement was the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Arthur Denison's grave at Mont Noir Military Cemetery
Picture (c) George Simpson
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