Reeves, Louis Arthur

Summary

Father: Arthur Reeves
Mother: Fanny

Birth: c1900, Ratby, Leicestershire
Birth Source: Census

Death: 12 Oct 1918, Flanders, France
Death Source: Soldiers Died in the Great War

Spouse1:

Narrative

In 1901, Louis Arthur was age 1, living in Ratby, Leicestershire, with parents Arthur (36) and Fanny (28), and sister Alice Elsie (3).

In 1911, Louis Arthur was age 11, living in Ratby, Leicestershire, with parents Arthur (46) and Fanny (38), and siblings Alice Elsie (13), and Clarice (3).

Louis was a member of the 11th Battalion of the Essex Regiment. He died 12 Oct 1918, age 18 years and was buried at the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Panel 7, in France.

From The Register of the Memorial in Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, France:
REEVES, Pte. Louis Arthur, 44975. 11th Bn. Essex Regt. 12th Oct., 1918. Age 18. Son of Arthur and Fanny Reeves, of Howell Cottages, Stamford St., Ratby, Leicester.

Research Notes

Sources

Death:        Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 (FindMyPast)
                     CWGC    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1748025/louis-arthur-reeves/
                   The Register of the Memorial in Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, France, Part V, p291

1901 Census:  RG13, Piece 2967, Folio 56, Page 35, Schedule 194
1911 Census:  RG14, Piece 19049, Reg. Dist 403, Sub Dist. 2, Enum.Dist. 11, Schedule 129

From Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 at FindMyPast

First name(s)           Louis Arthur
Last name               Reeves
Service number          44975
Rank                    Private
Regiment                Essex Regiment
Battalion               11th Battalion.
Battalion details        -
Residence               Ratby
Birth place             Ratby, Leics
Enlistment place        Leicester
Death year              1918
Death day               12
Death month             10
Cause of death          Killed in action
Death place             France & Flanders
Theatre of war          Western European Theatre
Supplementary Notes     FORMERLY 38945, LEICESTERSHIRE REGT.
Category                Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory             First World War
Collections from        Great Britain, UK None