Arthur Henry Sharples was killed in action on this day in 1916
Born in Burnley in 1898, Arthur was the son of William Sharples (an assistant newspaper printer) and Lucy Jane (née Pomroy).
Aged 14 at the 1911 Census, Arthur (working as a weaver) lived at home with his widowed father, his three older sisters May, Frances and Mary and a boarder at the 4 roomed 135 Abel Street, Burnley. His mother had died earlier in 1911.
He enlisted into the Army in September 1914 but, due to his age, saw his active service deferred until 1916 when he travelled to France to join the 7th Bn East Lancs on the Somme.
He served throughout much of the Battle of the Somme, but was killed in action following an attack in front of Stuff Trench during the Ancre battle on 14 November 1916.
Arthur is now buried in Grandcourt Road Cemetery, France.
23491 Pte Arthur Henry Sharples, 7th Bn East Lancashire Regt