Private Arthur Wellesby Wellington
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- Private Arthur Wellesby Wellington was with the 94th Battalion; he enlisted in May of 1916 and was soon killed in action in France in late September of the same year. His death occurred 30 metres from the gates in Courcelette. He was 36 years old and had a wife and child back home in Fort William where he had worked as a railroad conductor. For two years following his death, his wife (Mrs. M. M. Wellington) regularly sent correspondence to officials in various offices to ask for information as to what happened to her husband. Parts of Pte Wellington's story can be found here through letters, telegrams, and images as contributed by his granddaughter, Mary Wigg of Thunder Bay, Ontario. He is also included in the list of local obituaries in the October 1916 Timeline section of this project.
- Notes
- Contributed to the World War One Thunder Bay Centennial Project.
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- Donor
- Courtesy of Mary Wigg and family
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Thunder Bay Public LibraryEmail:research@tbpl.ca
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