Saw this original IWGC grave marker today in the church in Burford. There is a good write up on the wall but afraid the text isnt too clear in the photo. CWGC - Casualty Details CONWAY, ARTHUR SEPTIMUS Rank:Major Date of Death:17/06/1917 Age:39 Regiment/Service:North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Bn. Awards: D S O Grave Reference:VII. R. 1. Cemetery:RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND bit more info here> Roll of Honour - Oxfordshire - Burford
Very interesting to see Owen, thanks for sharing. If you don't mind I took a quick look around and found the following which has a photo of his grave in Belgium: Arthur Conway - WOODHAM, SURREY - WW1 ROLL OF HONOUR And some more info: He was born 10 October 1877, Son of Thomas & Helen Conway of The Great House, Witney Street, Burford. RMC 1896 The North Staffordshire Regiment. Regular Officer. Veteran of The War in South Africa. Queen's medal 3 clasps King's medal 2 clasps. Wounded in 1914. Cross and testimonial in the Parish Church. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) [London Gazette 14/1/1916]. 1st Battalion, The North Staffordshire Regiment. 24th New Army Division. Killed in action Mount Sorrel 17th June 1917. Buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Zillebeke, Ypres. B. 127. Aged 39. Source: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDERX - Haileybury pre 1900
