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54606: Family history of Arthur Withill Argent

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Arthur Argent served from 1914 to 1918 as an army lorry/car driver with the 606th Motor Transport Company ASC. He was gassed twice at the Somme, and was also injured in the leg being blown out of a staff car (the officer was killed in the incident). He was one of the highest paid privates in the army due to his dependants - seven children born before or during the War. Part of a collection relating to Arthur Argent, which includes photographs and badges.

History

Identifier

5655.jpg | GWA_5172_hull0101.jpg |

Creator

Mr and Mrs G Argent

Subject

Argent, Arthur

Date

1914 - 1918

Date Created

01/01/1914

Temporal Coverage

31/12/1919

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Other

Contributor

Alun Edwards | Michael Loizou | Mr & Mrs Argent

Submission Event

Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull Submission Day, 31st May 2008

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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