The memorial was designed by Sir Edward Lutyens and unveiled by Lord Trenchard 31st July 1932.
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| Arras Memorial and Air Services Memorial Faubourg d 'Amiens Cemetery |
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| Arras Memorial Inscription Faubourg d 'Amiens Cemetery |
1914 - 1918
HERE ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF 35942 OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE FORCES OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF ARRAS OR IN AIR OPERATIONS ABOVE THE WESTERN FRONT AND WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE.
The memorial wall records 11 VC winners.
The memorial lists Lt Walter Tull , the first mixed heritage infantry officer to be commissioned . Tull had been a professional footballer before the war with Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town. He volunteered for the Footballers Battalion (Middlesex Regiment). He rose to the rank of Sergeant and commissioned into the Middlesex Regiment 3o May 1917. Tull fought on the Italian from November 1917 to March 1918, returning to the Western Front on the 8th of that month. He was killed 25th March 1918 when the Germans launched their Spring Offensive.
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| Lt Walter Tull Commemorated Arras Memorial |
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| Arras Memorial Royal Artillery panel Faubourg d 'Amiens Cemetery |
Northumbrian Gunners Commemorated Arras Memorial
Rank
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Initials
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Surname
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Awards
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Unit
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Gnr
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W
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CARVER
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"A" Bty. 250th Bde.
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Gnr
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W
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KNAPP
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"A" Bty.
250th Bde.
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Sjt
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W
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WALLACE
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D C M
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"A" Bty.
250th Bde.
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Gnr
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T
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HUNTER
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"D" Bty.
251st Bde.
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Gnr
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G A
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EALES
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"A" Bty.
252nd Bde.
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Gnr
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H
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EARL
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"C" Bty.
315th Bde.
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Sjt
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A W
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GILBERT
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"D" Bty.
315th Bde.
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Dvr
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E R
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HENNELL
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"C" Bty.
315th Bde.
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Gnr
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G
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MAHY
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"A" Bty.,
315th Bde.
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Gnr
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W N
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MARSHALL
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"C" Bty.
315th Bde.
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Bde
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H D
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MITCHELL
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"D" Bty.
315th Bde.
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Gnr
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C
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MOISEY
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"B" Bty.
315th Bde.
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Dvr
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W W
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NORVELL
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"A" Bty.
315th Bde.
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Gnr
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R J
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WEEKES
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"C" Bty.
315th Bde.
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Gnr
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C C E
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DEEBLE
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"D" Bty.
317th Bde.
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F/ Sjt
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E
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FLYNN
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"D" Bty.
317th Bde.
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Gnr
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J
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MATTHEW
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"A" Bty.
317th Bde.
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Gnr
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W H
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ADAMS
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"D" Bty.
160th Bde.
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2. Lt
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H T
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BIRD
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160th Bde.
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Gnr
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J T
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HOLLINSHEAD
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"B" Bty.
160th Bde.
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Gnr
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A
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JACKSON
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"A" Bty.
160th Bde.
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L/ Bde
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C
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LAW
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MM
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"C" Bty.
160th Bde.
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Dvr
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E
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MARSH
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"C" Bty.
160th Bde.
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Bde
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F
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NEWTON
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"A" Bty.
160th Bde.
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Gnr
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T
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RENWICK
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"A" Bty.
160th Bde.
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Cpl
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J W
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TAYLOR
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"C" Bty.
160th Bde.
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Lt
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J C
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YATES
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160th Bde.
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