Born: 1894, Bradford
Died: 24 May 1919
Buried: Houchin British Cemetery
Address: Denten Well House, Undercliffe
Parents: Harry & Clara, nee Wilkinson
Spouse: Sarah Ann, nee Hartshorne
Siblings: Edith, Harry
Occupation: Stuff warehouseman
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: L Cpl
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: St Luke’s, Eccleshill
Children: Donald, Roy
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Arthur Clifford Stott
Arthur Clifford Stott was born in
1894 in Bradford and baptised on
the 9th of September 1894 at St
Augustine’s Church. he was the
youngest of three children of Harry
Stott and Clara, nee Wilkinson.
By 1901 the family had moved to
Bradford to live at 463 Otley Road
and ten years later they had moved
to 483 Otley Road.
Harry was working as a draper and
boot dealer on his own account.
Arthur, at 16 years of age, was
working as a stuff warehouseman
and at the time of his enlistment he
was living with his parents at 25
Hatfield Road.
He enlisted in November 1916 as
Gunner 231634 in the 286th
Brigade of the Royal Field
Artillery.
On a home leave Arthur married
Sarah Ann Hartshorne in 1917 in
Wakefield. She was 22 years of
age born in Normanton and
working as a domestic servant in
Normanton at the time of her
marriage.
Two children were born to them,
Donald in 1917 and Roy in 1918
and at the time of Arthur’s death
the family were living at Denten
Well House, Undercliffe.
Arthur’s battery landed at
Boulogne on 31 Mar 1917 and
marched to Bailleul via Arques and
Sylvestre-Cappel on the 10th of
April.
Two guns of the battery were
brought into position at Mellerruis
on the night of 25-26th of April and
these guns fired their first round on
the 26th of April.
On 24th of June the battery came
into action west of Ypres between
Asylum and Kruistraat and on the
1st of January 1918 the battery was
posted to the 77th Brigade Royal
Garrison Artillery.
Batteries were constantly moved
around to support a different
brigade which makes tracing
individuals difficult but at some
point Arthur was transferred to
No.8 Unit Graves Registration and
Enquiries Labour Corp. as a Lance
Corporal.
On the 24th of May 1919 he died at
the 15th Casualty Clearing Station
from appendicitis.
Arthur was buried at the Houchin
British Cemetery which was used
by the 15th Clearing Station since
October 1918.
He left his effects to his widow
Sarah Ann who received £27.18.6d
on the 7th of October 1919.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
