No.6286428, Private, Charles Harold ARBON
Aged 25
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Charles H. Arbon was born in Eriswell in 1917 (Mildenhall Q2-1917 4A:1341), son of Maud ARBON. (she possibly married Ernest Bass in Q4-1917). CWGC have his parents as William and Maria ARBON but they were his grandparents. In the 1939 register it is possibly his mother, Maud D BASS [28-6-1891] at Park Cottage, The Avenue,Newmarket with her husband Robert C (Ernest) BASS [2-8-1887], estate foreman. Also there was Clarence E BLACKWELL [14-8-1927] a scholar (evacuee ?). He married Jane Anne GILCHRIST in Hillhead, Glasgow on 31st January 1942. His headstone bears the inscription referring to a loving Husband and Daddy, Jean and Alastair but Alastair's birth registration has not been found. She later married Frederick James PICTON in Glasgow, in 1946. Her address on CWGC is Methwolld He is not named on the war memorial in Eriswell, but is with the Eriswell names on the Weather Heath Memorial (Elveden Column)
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The local press in May 1943:- KILLED IN ACTION - Mr and Mrs Arbon, Wangford, have been notified that their youngest son, Private Charles Arbon, Buffs, has been killed in action in North Africa. He was previously involved in the evacuation from Dunkirk and had worked on Lord Iveagh's estate at Wangford before the start of the war. He is attributed to the 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, but was probably with the 5th as the 2nd had moved on to the Far East. The 5th were in Tunisia and later in Sicily It was the time of the battle for Long Stop Hill in Tunisia, the Buffs trying to take Djebel Rhar. They had four killed on this day. Initially Charlie was buried in 2:G:31 at Baharine but this cemetery was concentrated into Medjez el Bab War Cemetery in August 1944. |
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