Arthur Onions
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 9880. L. Corporal (Lance Corporal). 2. S. Lancashire Regt (2 South Lancashire Regiment). C.L.B. Sergeant. Wounded v. Severely early. Home Dec. 1. Reported Dec. 7 Away in Feb. Mar. 1. Family gone across: Family Back. Aug. 10. Promoted to Corporal. got Physical & gymnastic proficiency certificates. At. Gt. Crosby.. Nov.1917. away. Decorated. Killed May 31 1918. Co. Sergt. Major (Company Sergeant Major).' (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 10003/12)
External sources: 12 Sidney Street