Arthur lived at 41 Scholes Lane. His parents were Arthur Edward and Emily. Arthur Edward was a coal miner (earlier a gardener) born in Scholes in 1858 (Civil Registration indexes, Reference 1st quarter 1858, Rotherham 9c 517). Their first child, Hilda was born here in 1884, but the family must have lived for a time in Kimberworth as the rest of the children were born there. Subsequently they returned to Scholes. They had 5 children in all, and Arthur Percy was the youngest, born in 1897 (Civil Registration indexes, Reference 4th Quarter 1897, Rotherham 9c 740).
He enlisted in the 13th battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment known as the 1st Barnsley Pals. The regiment was part of the 94th brigade in the 31st division. He died on the 1st October 1918 aged just 21, and is buried at the Messines Ridge Cemetery (4)
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A well presented historic presentation depicting the wonderful village of Scholes.
I often visit the village which is a very simple and quiet place to view, I recommend everyone at some point spends some time to see the calm and pleasant way in which the village life manages on a daily basis. The village pub is a perfect example of how it can be done when time, effort and passion are placed in the hands of a true professional.
Whoever wrote this blog should be very proud of the time they spent sharing this information with us all.
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