Arthur Adcock

Arthur was born in 1892 in Beeston and was the son of Arthur (senior) Adcock an iron foundry worker and Mary Ann Adcock née Drinkwater. His father Arthur (senior) was born in 1866 in Chilwell, his mother Mary Ann Drinkwater was born in 1869 in Beeston, they were married in 1890, their marriage was recorded in the Basford registration district, they went on to have 3 children , 1 sadly died in infancy, their other child was a daughter Ethel born in 1895 in Chilwell. In the 1911 census the family are living on High Road, Chilwell and are shown as Arthur (senior) 44 yrs an iron pope tester at the iron foundry, he is living with his wife Mary Ann 42 yrs and his daughter Ethel 16 yrs a sewing machinist , they are also living with their nieces Olive Yates 6yrs Doris Yates 5 yrs and nephew Cyril Yates 2 yrs. In the same census we find that Arthur is 20 yrs of age , single and a Private with the 1st battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, living in barracks in India with his battalion.

Lance Sergeant Arthur Adcock, enlisted in Nottingham and served with 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers he was a career soldier , we find him with the 1st battalion Northumberland Fusiliers in India in the 1901 census He landed in France on 16th January 1915. He was killed in action on 16th April 1915, the battalions war diary for that date indicates that their positions were subject to a minnenwerfer bombardment. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Menin Gate memorial Ypres, Belgium.