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225615 Pte. Arthur Wainer British Army 8th Btn. The York & Lancaster Regiment from:High Street, Ruskington, Lincs. (d.2nd October 1917) This soldier is not a relative but used to live in the village where I now live. I am building a website to commemorate all the men on our local War Memorial. Additional Information: According to his enlistment papers, Arthur was born on the 3rd December 1894, the youngest child of Tom (Bricklayer) and Ellen (Helen) [née Prince] Wainer. He had nine older brothers and sisters, Annie Mary, Florence Helen, Elizabeth, Tom Prince [MIC – BEF Russia on Arthur’s records], John Richard, William, George Frederick, Rebecca Louisa and Nellie. In 1901 (Census RG 13/3048) the family were living at Princes Yard, Ruskington, Lincolnshire [Two house from the Warne family.]. By 1911 (Census RG 14/19618) they had moved to High Street North, Ruskington, although Nellie and Arthur were the only children still living with their parents. Arthur was working as a “Bricklayer's Assistant”, no doubt with his father, however, his mother died in the December quarter 1914. At the time of his enlistment he was 5 ft. 9 ins (1.75 m.) tall and weighed 9 st. 11 lbs. (62.1 kgs.). He gave his occupation as a “Bricklayer”. Arthur enlisted at Ruskington, Lincolnshire on 8th December 1915 and immediately posted to the Reserve, where he remained until he was mobilised on the 4th January 1917 and posted to the Royal Engineers on the 7th, at the Lincolnshire Regiment Depot, for assessment. This was recorded as “unsuitable”, as he failed the eyesight test, on the 13th and he was re-posted to the 3rd Training Reserve the next day. Arthur was eventually posted to France on 26th April 1917, embarking from Folkestone and landing at Boulogne the following day. He was posted initially to the 31st Base Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers at Étaples, however, on the 12th May 1917 he was transferred again, this time to the 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, and a month later, on 8th June, was wounded, receiving a gunshot wound to his back. Arthur was admitted to the 12th Casualty Clearing Station at Needinghem on the 14th, transferring to the 2nd Canadian General Hospital at Le Tréport a week later (21st). On the 8th July 1917 Arthur rejoined his Battalion in the field, but was killed in action on the 2nd October 1917. The inscription on his parents’ grave in Ruskington Cemetery states: “Killed in Action at Inverness Copse”. Graham E. Conway Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**