George Henry Arnold
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 21104. Private. 2 R.W.Surrey (Queen's) (Royal West Surrey). Formerly at Gell & Sons. An orphan. Wounded July 1916. At S. Gen. Hosp. Birmingham. Nov.1916. 11 Platoon C.Co. 2R W.S.(2 Royal West Surrey) B.E.F (British Expeditionary Force). Again Wounded Dec.1916. Nov.1917 c/o Ordnance Officer. 5 Army Troops. S66. A.P.O. (Army Post Office) B.E.F. Nov 1918. No 036509. c/o Ordnance Officer 4 Army Troops B E F. Died of Pneumonia in France in Feb.1919.' Note: died 21 Feb 1919, aged 27. 5th Army Troops, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Nephew of Mr C. Costain of 13 Queen's Avenue, Douglas, according to roll-of-honour.com (Isle of Man database). (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/1)
External sources: 13 Queen's Avenue