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Arnold Gordon MacArthur

In memory of:

Private Arnold Gordon MacArthur

April 9, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

902284

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division:

42nd Bn.

Additional Information


Son of Alexander and Lucy MacArthur, of Buffalo, New York, United States. Native of Stellarton, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 278 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VI. B. 15.

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Pte. Arnold Gordon MacArthur was born in Glengarry, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. He enlisted in March 1916 in the 193rd Battalion C.E.F. At the time of his enlistment, MacArthur was living in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. His mother, Lucy MacArthur, was also in Stellarton.  In honoured memory.
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Bois Carre British Cemetery– Bois Carre British Cemetery - The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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