Arthur James Lewis O'Beirne
Person details
| Forename(s) | Arthur James Lewis |
|---|---|
| Surname | O'Beirne |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Regiment | Royal Flying Corps |
| Age | 29 |
| Death | Killed in action |
| Place of Death | Flanders |
| Date of Death | 28/07/1917 |
| Year of Entry | 1901 |
| House Letter | G |
| School Notes | |
| Comments | Image caption gives Queen's Own Hussars att. 57th Sqn RFC. Album gives RFC. "Killed in aerial fight" Reg gives "in ranks E. African Mtd Rifles 1914-15, Lt. Oxf Hussars 1915, sec'd to RFC 1916, died of wounds rec'd in air fighting over Houthulst Forest". CWGC gives 57 Sqn and Oxford Hussars. Brother of JIM O'Beirne. Obituary in Radleian of 27/10/1917 |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 57th Squadron |
| Prefect | |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 6 |
| Battle | |
| Previous Regiment | in ranks East African Mounted Rifles 1914-15; Light Oxford Hussars 1915 |
| Additional Notes | Added to Imperial War Museum 'Faces of World War One' project and Radley College War Memorial Flickr website on 15 March 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/radley_college_war_memorial/ |
| Burial or Cemetery | COXYDE MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave ref III. L. 1 |
| Place of Birth | Banbury, Oxfordshire |
| Post School | Exeter College, Oxford; in India 1909-14 |
| Shields in Hall |
