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Old 04-04-10, 20:49
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Hi Folks,

I have Arthur Herbert Chenery who was my Grandfather's nephew, born 1898 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He is on the 1911, living with his grandparents. I have a scanned newspaper article of his grandparents 50th wedding anniversary which mentions most of their relatives, including a Bertie Chenery (grandson) who was killed in the war at only 17 years. This, I am assuming, is Arthur Herbert. I have found no record of his death in the UK, so am guessing that commemoration on the CWGC of an A. Chenery, a rifleman, killed in 1915 at Ypres (Menin Gate) is the correct chap. There are no records on the Military section on Ancestry - service record, pension, medal card etc.

Would there perhaps have been a mention in one of the local Bury St Edmunds papers announcing his death during WW1?

Anybody help please?

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Old 04-04-10, 20:56
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Must surely be him, as the rifleman killed with army number 5753 was b in Bury St Edmunds and was definitely called Arthur:

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 (on Ancestry)
Name: Arthur Chenery
Birth Place: Bury, St. Edmunds
Residence: Charing Cross, Middx.
Death Date: 2 Aug 1915
Enlistment Location: St. James, London
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment: Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Battalion: 9th Battalion.
Number: 5753
Type of Casualty: Killed in action


His medal card is on Ancestry too, but no army service record.
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Old 04-04-10, 21:01
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Gawd, Merry! You're brilliant - how on earth did I miss all that info????? I'm off now to take a gander. That must be my chap, in which case I shall get in touch with the local B st E rags.

Thank you sooo much!

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Chrissie

Probably no connection, but we have a funeral director's called Chenery here in Hitchin.
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Old 04-04-10, 22:32
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Nell - we also have two Chenery companies in Norfolk. One is a pretty big coach company, and the other is a fruiterer! I think our Chenery lot were originally from Suffolk (millions of 'em!) and then scattered all around England in the last century.

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Old 04-04-10, 22:38
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Merry - I found all that little lot on Ancestry, but I can't imagine how I missed all those records!.

I even found some new stuff on Alfred Charles Chenery (my Grandfather's brother). I knew he had died during the Boer War in Naauport, South Africa, but even found his Service Record which ran to about 7 pages! This lot must have been updated fairly recently, as his record wasn't there quite a while ago.

My thanks and appreciation once again,

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I have a Chenery who was Attendant On The Insane, lol.

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I have a Chenery who was Attendant On The Insane, lol.

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Yeah, that would be about right, OC.............

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Old 27-02-21, 12:48
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Default Rifleman Arthur Chenery

Many years later I know, but Rifleman Chenery had as legatees his grandfather Arthur Herbert and grandmother Emmeline. I am researching the Bury St Edmunds roll of honour.
Looks like this lad was illegitimate, possibly Susannah Emma Chenery was mother (later EVANS) Must have lied about his age on enlistment.
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