Lance Corporal 17262 Arthur Victor ALLCOAT

8th Battalion, 1st Somerset Light Infantry

Killed in action in France and Flanders, 23rd April 1917, age 23

Commemorated Arras Memorial, Pas-de Calais, France. Panel Bay 4

Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Son of Joseph and Emma Allcoat, Coventry Road, Wolvey

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for L/Cpl Allcoat
• NNWFHS Wolvey War Memorial Page
• Arras Memorial
• Somerset Light Infantry

Other Information

Death reported Coventry Evening Telegraph, 16th May 1917

Formerly employed by Hillman Motor Company, Coventry

Enlisted at the outbreak of war