Signaller Arthur Olney
Title (Mr/ Mrs/ Capt/ Rev etc):
First name(s):
Arthur
Surname only:
Olney
Signal Boy Arthur Olney, 16, drowned when HMS Queen Mary was sunk in the Battle of Jutland on May 31st, 1916. His body was not found for burial.
Confirmation of his death came in an official intimation from the War Office to his widowed mother Susan at her home, 32 Hibbert Street, Luton.
Educated at Queen Square School, Luton, Arthur Olney served on the Great Northern Railway for 12 months before joining the Navy in which he served for 16 months, 11 months on the Queen Mary.
He had sent a cheery letter home two weeks before his death and was looking forward to coming home on leave in August.
A brother was serving in the 2/5th Bedfordshire Regiment.
Service or Civilian?:
Service Number:
J/34158
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Place of Birth:
Luton
Place of Death:
Lost at sea
War Memorial Location:
Grave Location:
Lost at sea
World War I Address:
32 Hibbert Street
Luton
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Year of Birth:
1 899
Month of Birth:
Jun
Day of Birth:
26
Year of Death:
1 916
Month of Death:
May
Day of Death:
31
Most Relevant Date:
Wednesday, May 31, 1916
Source:
Source Date:
Thursday, June 8, 1916