Family history of Arthur Withill Argent
| Title |
Family history of Arthur Withill Argent
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| Author |
Mr and Mrs G Argent
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| Subject |
Argent, Arthur
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| Notes |
Arthur Argent served from 1914 to 1918 as an army lorry/car driver with the 606th Motor Transport Company ASC. He was gassed twice at the Somme, and was also injured in the leg being blown out of a staff car (the officer was killed in the incident). He was one of the highest paid privates in the army due to his dependants - seven children born before or during the War. Part of a collection relating to Arthur Argent, which includes photographs and badges.
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| Item date |
1914 - 1918
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| Creation place |
Unknown
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| Item source | |
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| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Alun Edwards
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| Filename |
GWA_5172_hull0101.jpg
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Michael Loizou (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
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| Contributed on the behalf of |
Mr & Mrs Argent
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Collection
Citation
“Family history of Arthur Withill Argent,” by Mr and Mrs G Argent. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5648.
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