Caldecott, Arthur
Regiment: East Yorkshire Regiment
Rank: Private
Service No: 5445
Boer War service: 15 Mar 1900 to 19 Apr 1901
Date of enlistment: 8 Jun 1891
Date of discharge: 7 Jun 1903
Reason for discharge: Period of limited engagement expired
Other information: He originally enlisted into the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, transferring to the East Yorkshire Regiment in 1897.
Born: 14 December 1872 in Whitchurch , Shropshire
Family: He was one of six children born to Elizabeth Caldecott. He married Margaret Ellen Griffiths in 1905 and together they had at least four children
Residence: In 1881 his family were living in Folly Lane, Whitchurch. At the time of the 1891 Census he resided at St Chad Depot, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Employment: He was a groom when he enlisted
Death: 1956 in Walton Hospital, Liverpool, Lancashire aged 83. Arthur was cremated on 23rd January that same year
Other information: