Herbert Arthur Arnold was born 1880 at 5 New Crown Terrace, Crown Road, Fulham, London. He was the fifth child of William Arnold and Annie Arnold (nee Richardson).
On 3rd April 1881 the Census was held. Herbert Arthur Arnold was living at 5 New Crown Terrace, Crown Road, Fulham, London. He was living with his parents William Arnold and Annie Arnold (nee Richardson) and his siblings Flora Annie Rose Arnold, William Thomas Arnold, Emily Mary Arnold and James Sidney Arnold.
On 5th April 1891 the Census was held. Herbert Arthur Arnold was living at 83 Rylston Road, Fulham, London. He was living with his parents William Arnold and Annie Arnold (nee Richardson) and his siblings William Thomas Arnold, Emily Mary Arnold, James Sidney Arnold and Ernest Arnold. Living next door (81 Rylston Road) was his sister Flora Haines (nee Arnold) and her husband John Haines and their daughter Flora Haines.
On 14th Janurary 1900 Herbert Arthur Arnold married Minnie Ellen Bull at St Peter Church, Fulham, London. The marriage entry reads;
1907. Marriage solemnized at St Peter Church in the Parish of Fulham in the County of London
When Married. 14th Janurary 1900 Name and Surname. Herbert Arthur Arnold & Minnie Ellen Bull Age. 20/21 Condition. Batchelor/Spinster Rank or Profession Boot Maker/Domestic Servant Residence at the time of Marriage. 281 Lillie Road/281 Lillie Road Father's Name and Surname. William Arnold/William Bull Rank or Profession of Father. Boot Maker/Painter
Married in the Church of St Peter according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the English Church by - or after banns by me, William Dolman Priest.
This Marriage was solemnized between us, {Herbert Arthur Arnold/Minnie Ellen Bull} in the Presence of us, {Ernest Stephen Arnold/Annie Arnold
They would go onto have five children; Bertha Violet Arnold born 1901, Herbert Arthur Arnold born 1902, Ellen Minnie Arnold born 1905, Fredrick Arnold born 1908 and Henry Arnold born 1913.
On 31st March 1901 the Census was held. Herbert Arthur Arnold was living at 281 Lillie Road, Fulham, London. He was living with his wife Minnie Arnold (nee Bull) and their 20 day old daughter Bertha Violet Arnold (born 11th March 1901). Also living in the house where his parents William Arnold and Annie Arnold (nee Richardson) and his siblings James Sidney Arnold and Ernest Stephen Arnold, along with his borther-in-law John Haines and his wife Flora Haines (nee Arnold) and their children Flora Haines, Ethel Haines, Lillian Haines, Edith Haines and Arnold Haines. Herbert Arthur Arnold was working as a Boot Maker.
On 2nd April 1911 the Census was held. Herbert Arthur Arnold was living at 27 Tilton Street, Lillie Road, Fulham, London. He was living with his wife Minnie Arnold (nee Bull) and their children Bertha Violet Arnold, Herbert Arnold, Ellen Arnold and Frederick Arnold.
On 4th August 1914 England declared war on Germany, starting World War One.
On 14th June 1915 Herbert Arthur Arnold was living at 29 Tilton Street, Fulham, London with his wife Minnie Arnold (nee Bull) and their children Bertha Violet Arnold, Herbert Arnold, Ellen Arnold, Frederick Arnold and Henry Arnold. That same day he reported to the Army recuritment office in Fulham and signed up as a Driver for the Royal Field Artillery. He was assinged the number L/31076
On 18th August 1915 Herbert Arthur Arnold was appointed to Brigade 177.
On 17th February 1916 Herbert Arthur Arnold was left behind when the Brigade was deployed due to illness.
On 18th February 1916 Herbert Arthur Arnold joined four others who had been left behind to be deployed.
On 22nd February Brigade 77 joined the 16th Division in France.
At 7:30 am on 1st July 1916 the Battle of the Somme began with a 40,000 pound mine being detonated.
By the end of the first day 19,240 soldiers had died and 35,493 were wounded.
On 14th July 1916 the British Army advanced onto the German lines with the objective of taking an area known as Bazentin Ridge. This lead to a stalemate until 3rd September, when the 16th Division joined in. By the 6th September the British had captured not only Bazentin Ridge but also the village of Guillemont.
On 7th September 1916 the 16th Division then turned their attention too the neighbouring village of Ginchy, which they managed to capture by 9th September.
On 18th November 1916 after much fighting the Battle of the Somme finished.
Between November 1916 and June 1917 Herbert Arthur Arnold was relocated from France to Belgium on the outskirts of Mesen.
On 30th June 1917 the Royal Field Artillery began a barrage on the German lines. Some 2,200 guns fired about 3-4 million shells, destroying 90% of the German field-gun positions.
On 7th June 1917 at 02:50am the bombardment ceased, the Germans thinking that the British infantry were about to attack returned to their forward positions. Unbeknown to them the British had tunneled mines under their lines and had laid mines. At 3:10am the mines were detonated, killing approximately 10,000 German soldiers and destroying the town of Messines. The shockwave from the explosion was heard as far away as London.
As the mines were detonated the artillery barrage resumed, giving covering fire to the advancing troops. Within 12 hours the objective of capturing the village of Messines and been completed.
(Lone Tree Crater, one of the many created by the mine explosions)
This battle was also the beginning of a much larger battle. THE BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE.
By mid August 1917 the weather had turned awful, heavy rain had made the ground into a sea of mud, with shell craters full of mud and buried bodies being exposed. The only way the troops could move about where with the use of duck boards.
On 16th August 1917 the 16th Division started concentrating on what became known at the Battle of Langemarck, by giving another artillery barrage on the Germans lines. By 20th August the St Julien - Poelkappelle road had been captured.
On 11th November 1917 the German High Command had, had enough of all these defeats and started to plan a counter offensive, which became known as Operation Michael.
On 21st March 1918 at 02:00 am the German barrage began on the British positions south west of St Quentin. At 04:35 am another German barrage began on the main front line. The barrage contained munition shells, mustard gas, chlorine gas and tear gas.
By midday the German troops had broken through the south west of St Quentin and surrounded most of the British Army in that area. Those that had escaped encirclement began to retreat.
Over the next four days the British Army was constantly fighting a rear guard action. By 25th March 1918 there was utter confusion and the army had retreated to Le Transloy.
The movements of 25 March were extremely confused and reports from different battalions and divisions are often contradictory. An unidentified officer's account of his demoralizing experiences that day is quoted in the British Official History:
The remaining troops of the Ulster Division were ordered to withdraw and reorganize. In order to give support to French troops now holding the front, they set off on a 15 mi (24 km) march west. Around midday, they halted for a few hours rest near Avricourt. While there they received orders to head for a new line which would be formed between Bouchoir and Guerbigny.
On 26th March 1918 began, what became known as the Battle of Rosieres. Again the British Army carried on a rear guard action against the Germans. Herbert Arthur Arnold kept on firing those big guns at the enemy.
By 28th March 1918 the British army was able to halt the German advance at Villers-Bretonneux.
By 5th April 1918 it had all calmed down.
On 18th June 1918 Herbert Arthur Arnold along with his division was returned to England for a refit.
On 1st August 1918 Herbert Arthur Arnold returned to France.
On 8th August 1918 began what became known as the 100 day offensive, starting with the Battle of Amines.
On 11th November 1918 at 11:00 am the war ceased.
On 18th March 1919 Herbert Arthur Arnold was demobed.
In 1956 Herbert Arthur Arnold died in Fulham, London.
On 3rd April 1881 the Census was held. Herbert Arthur Arnold was living at 5 New Crown Terrace, Crown Road, Fulham, London. He was living with his parents William Arnold and Annie Arnold (nee Richardson) and his siblings Flora Annie Rose Arnold, William Thomas Arnold, Emily Mary Arnold and James Sidney Arnold.
On 5th April 1891 the Census was held. Herbert Arthur Arnold was living at 83 Rylston Road, Fulham, London. He was living with his parents William Arnold and Annie Arnold (nee Richardson) and his siblings William Thomas Arnold, Emily Mary Arnold, James Sidney Arnold and Ernest Arnold. Living next door (81 Rylston Road) was his sister Flora Haines (nee Arnold) and her husband John Haines and their daughter Flora Haines.
On 14th Janurary 1900 Herbert Arthur Arnold married Minnie Ellen Bull at St Peter Church, Fulham, London. The marriage entry reads;
1907. Marriage solemnized at St Peter Church in the Parish of Fulham in the County of London
When Married. 14th Janurary 1900 Name and Surname. Herbert Arthur Arnold & Minnie Ellen Bull Age. 20/21 Condition. Batchelor/Spinster Rank or Profession Boot Maker/Domestic Servant Residence at the time of Marriage. 281 Lillie Road/281 Lillie Road Father's Name and Surname. William Arnold/William Bull Rank or Profession of Father. Boot Maker/Painter
Married in the Church of St Peter according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the English Church by - or after banns by me, William Dolman Priest.
This Marriage was solemnized between us, {Herbert Arthur Arnold/Minnie Ellen Bull} in the Presence of us, {Ernest Stephen Arnold/Annie Arnold
They would go onto have five children; Bertha Violet Arnold born 1901, Herbert Arthur Arnold born 1902, Ellen Minnie Arnold born 1905, Fredrick Arnold born 1908 and Henry Arnold born 1913.
On 31st March 1901 the Census was held. Herbert Arthur Arnold was living at 281 Lillie Road, Fulham, London. He was living with his wife Minnie Arnold (nee Bull) and their 20 day old daughter Bertha Violet Arnold (born 11th March 1901). Also living in the house where his parents William Arnold and Annie Arnold (nee Richardson) and his siblings James Sidney Arnold and Ernest Stephen Arnold, along with his borther-in-law John Haines and his wife Flora Haines (nee Arnold) and their children Flora Haines, Ethel Haines, Lillian Haines, Edith Haines and Arnold Haines. Herbert Arthur Arnold was working as a Boot Maker.
On 2nd April 1911 the Census was held. Herbert Arthur Arnold was living at 27 Tilton Street, Lillie Road, Fulham, London. He was living with his wife Minnie Arnold (nee Bull) and their children Bertha Violet Arnold, Herbert Arnold, Ellen Arnold and Frederick Arnold.
On 4th August 1914 England declared war on Germany, starting World War One.
On 14th June 1915 Herbert Arthur Arnold was living at 29 Tilton Street, Fulham, London with his wife Minnie Arnold (nee Bull) and their children Bertha Violet Arnold, Herbert Arnold, Ellen Arnold, Frederick Arnold and Henry Arnold. That same day he reported to the Army recuritment office in Fulham and signed up as a Driver for the Royal Field Artillery. He was assinged the number L/31076
On 18th August 1915 Herbert Arthur Arnold was appointed to Brigade 177.
On 17th February 1916 Herbert Arthur Arnold was left behind when the Brigade was deployed due to illness.
On 18th February 1916 Herbert Arthur Arnold joined four others who had been left behind to be deployed.
On 22nd February Brigade 77 joined the 16th Division in France.
At 7:30 am on 1st July 1916 the Battle of the Somme began with a 40,000 pound mine being detonated.
By the end of the first day 19,240 soldiers had died and 35,493 were wounded.
On 14th July 1916 the British Army advanced onto the German lines with the objective of taking an area known as Bazentin Ridge. This lead to a stalemate until 3rd September, when the 16th Division joined in. By the 6th September the British had captured not only Bazentin Ridge but also the village of Guillemont.
On 7th September 1916 the 16th Division then turned their attention too the neighbouring village of Ginchy, which they managed to capture by 9th September.
On 18th November 1916 after much fighting the Battle of the Somme finished.
Between November 1916 and June 1917 Herbert Arthur Arnold was relocated from France to Belgium on the outskirts of Mesen.
On 30th June 1917 the Royal Field Artillery began a barrage on the German lines. Some 2,200 guns fired about 3-4 million shells, destroying 90% of the German field-gun positions.
On 7th June 1917 at 02:50am the bombardment ceased, the Germans thinking that the British infantry were about to attack returned to their forward positions. Unbeknown to them the British had tunneled mines under their lines and had laid mines. At 3:10am the mines were detonated, killing approximately 10,000 German soldiers and destroying the town of Messines. The shockwave from the explosion was heard as far away as London.
As the mines were detonated the artillery barrage resumed, giving covering fire to the advancing troops. Within 12 hours the objective of capturing the village of Messines and been completed.
This battle was also the beginning of a much larger battle. THE BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE.
By mid August 1917 the weather had turned awful, heavy rain had made the ground into a sea of mud, with shell craters full of mud and buried bodies being exposed. The only way the troops could move about where with the use of duck boards.
On 16th August 1917 the 16th Division started concentrating on what became known at the Battle of Langemarck, by giving another artillery barrage on the Germans lines. By 20th August the St Julien - Poelkappelle road had been captured.
On 11th November 1917 the German High Command had, had enough of all these defeats and started to plan a counter offensive, which became known as Operation Michael.
On 21st March 1918 at 02:00 am the German barrage began on the British positions south west of St Quentin. At 04:35 am another German barrage began on the main front line. The barrage contained munition shells, mustard gas, chlorine gas and tear gas.
By midday the German troops had broken through the south west of St Quentin and surrounded most of the British Army in that area. Those that had escaped encirclement began to retreat.
Over the next four days the British Army was constantly fighting a rear guard action. By 25th March 1918 there was utter confusion and the army had retreated to Le Transloy.
The movements of 25 March were extremely confused and reports from different battalions and divisions are often contradictory. An unidentified officer's account of his demoralizing experiences that day is quoted in the British Official History:
What remains in my memory of this day is the constant taking up of new positions, followed by constant orders to retire, terrible blocks on the roads, inability to find anyone anywhere; by exceeding good luck almost complete freedom from shelling, a complete absence of food of any kind except what could be picked up from abandoned dumps.[25]The weight of fighting developed to the north of the 54th Brigade, who were now fighting with the French and the battered remnants of the 18th Division who could scarcely raise enough men to form a small Brigade. By 10:00 on the 25th, the left flank of 7th Bedfordshires was again exposed as the French around them retreated, so another retirement was ordered. They withdrew back to Mont Du Grandu further south and away from the British Fifth Army. Midday saw them in a stronger position until the French artillery and machine guns opened fire on them, thinking they were Germans, forcing them to retire, yet again, to high ground west of Grandu.[10]
The remaining troops of the Ulster Division were ordered to withdraw and reorganize. In order to give support to French troops now holding the front, they set off on a 15 mi (24 km) march west. Around midday, they halted for a few hours rest near Avricourt. While there they received orders to head for a new line which would be formed between Bouchoir and Guerbigny.
On 26th March 1918 began, what became known as the Battle of Rosieres. Again the British Army carried on a rear guard action against the Germans. Herbert Arthur Arnold kept on firing those big guns at the enemy.
By 28th March 1918 the British army was able to halt the German advance at Villers-Bretonneux.
By 5th April 1918 it had all calmed down.
On 18th June 1918 Herbert Arthur Arnold along with his division was returned to England for a refit.
On 1st August 1918 Herbert Arthur Arnold returned to France.
On 8th August 1918 began what became known as the 100 day offensive, starting with the Battle of Amines.
On 11th November 1918 at 11:00 am the war ceased.
On 18th March 1919 Herbert Arthur Arnold was demobed.
In 1956 Herbert Arthur Arnold died in Fulham, London.
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