Genealogy Chat

Dennis - it looks a useful site, and one where Nannie may find some relevant information.

However, this thread is from 2008 and Nannie may not check it any more. Click on her name and send a PM. If she is still using the same email address, she will receive notification of the message and be able to log in.

You can check if the message has been read by looking at your 'outbox. If the envelope is purple she hasn't read it. It will be white if she has. :-)

You could look on my website. www.dennisstinton.co.uk

regards dennis.

You might find something in the local paper to where he lived at the time - or where his family lived. They may have published a bit of info about what happened.

Jill

Many thanks to everyone who took time to reply. Sorry I didn't get back to you but I've had my 18mth old granddaughter for the weekend so had no chance. You were right Sue , it was 1917, my mistake. Will start looking now. Once again THANKS

You could look at the war diary of his battalion for the months of Apr-May 1917. It's probably at Kew

Online Document WO 372/19Medal Card of Stinton Arkeless York and Lancaster Regiment 241829 Private . Medal Card of Stinton Arkeless York and Lancaster Regiment 241829 Private Date range: 1914 - 1920.
Source: DocumentsOnline (images of documents from The National Archives)
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Ancestry
British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
Arkeless Stinson York and Lancaster Regiment 241829
(Stinton on image)
Medals
Victory 0/2/102B page 4236
British----------- ditto

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showforum=1



try this site some will help you

Some history of the Cemetery

http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=30002&mode=1

Roy

As you know his regiment and date of death and location etc it is a question of trawling through the battles that took place around that time with the regiment he was involved in.

It is not a east task and some of it will be guesswork.

But here is a link to the battles of the the 1st world war and what regiments were taking part, but it is difficult to sort out who was where and when.

http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/index.htm
also try Yorks and Lancs regimental museum also Wilkepedia google
Hope this helps

George

Name: STINTON
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: York and Lancaster Regiment
Unit Text: 2nd/5th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 04/05/1917
Service No: 241829
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Mary Stinton, of Rotherham, Yorks.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. E. 17.
Cemetery: ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION


http://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=295744

birth
Arkeless Stenton 1896 Jan-Feb-Mar Rotherham Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire - West Riding

1901
Arkisles Stinton Thomas,
Mary abt 1896 Rotherham, Yorkshire, England Son Rotherham, Yorkshire

Is this him?
1917, not 1915

STINTON
Initials: A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: York and Lancaster Regiment
Unit Text: 2nd/5th Bn.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 04/05/1917
Service No: 241829
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Mary Stinton, of Rotherham, Yorks.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. E. 17.
Cemetery: ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

Thanks very much for the info. Sue

All WW1 death certs I have only say killed in action and really do not give any more details except perhaps service number and regiment

My gr. uncle Arkieles Stinton was killed in May 1915 in WW1 and is buried in a cemetry in France. How can I find out how he died, what battle etc? He was in the Yorks/Lancs Division. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.