Private 15389 Arthur O Basketfield

Private 15389 Arthur O Basketfield, 2^nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers

Killed in action by a shell in the Battle of the Somme in France, 27 Oct 1916, aged 19

• Named on the Thiepval Memorial
• Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of William and Mary Basketfield
• NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC page for Pte Basketfield
• NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
• Royal Fusiliers

Census and Family Information

• Born Jan qtr 1897 Coleshill
• Lived at 24 Coventry Road, Coleshill
• He was a farm worker
• Two of his brothers were also killed in action