Private Arthur William Housden
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Date of Birth
1894
Date of Death
24 May 1917
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Pte Arthur William Housden, 23606, 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, died on May 24th, 1917, from wounds sustained in France.
He was admitted to hospital on May 2nd and underwent two operations. Both seemed to have been successful, although he could hardly see. But on May 18th the hospital Sister wrote that his condition had worsened, and on May 25th she wrote to Pte Housden's parents to say: "I regret to say your son died yesterday afternoon at 4.30 very peacefully. He was much worse in the night and quite unconscious towards the end, but did not suffer any pain."
Born in Biggleswade, Arthur Housden was the only son of Police Constable Albert William Housden and Mrs Lilla Housden, of Warren Hill Lodge, New Mill End, near Luton. In the 1911 Census, Arthur was described as a 16-year-old railway porter.
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Author: Deejaya
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