by scully » Thu May 28, 2009 10:03 am
Hi Carrie,
His Medal Index Card shows he was with the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment - Machine Gun Corps.
The London Gazette records show he was initially with the Worcestershire Yeomanry Territorial Force. He was promoted to Lieutenant on the 1st July 1917.
Arthur Rowland Ganner was born at Dudley,Worcestershire in 1893.
The 1911 British census gives the following family household details:
BENJAMIN GANNER - HEAD - MARRIED - Male - age 48 - occupation:MINES CONTRACTOR - born at TIPTON STAFFORDSHIRE.
EMILY GANNER - WIFE - MARRIED - Female - age 47 - born at HANDBOROUGH OXFORD.
ALTHEA MAY GANNER - DAUGHTER - SINGLE - Female - age 19 - STUDENT PART TIME - born at DUDLEY WORCESTERSHIRE.
ARTHUR ROLAND GANNER - SON - SINGLE - Male - age 18 - STUDENT PART TIME - born at DUDLEY WORCESTERSHIRE.
VERA WASTU GANNER - DAUGHTER - Female - age 13 - SCHOOL - born at DUDLEY WORCESTERSHIRE.
ADELAIDE GANNER - DAUGHTER - Female - age 11 - SCHOOL - born at DUDLEY WORCESTERSHIRE.
MARY DAVIES - SERVANT - SINGLE - Female - age 21 - GENERAL SERVANT DOMESTIC - born at PENSNETT STAFFORDSHIRE.
The family was living at 56 STOWBRIDGE ROAD DUDLEY, County Staffordshire.
1911 CENSUS REFERENCE = RG14PN17457 RG78PN1067 RD372 SD4 ED34 SN28) District Dudley Subdistrict Dudley - Enumeration District 34 Parish
In 1911 it stated that his parents had been married for 20 years.
Hope the above helps,
Regards,
Louis (webmaster)
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scully on Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.