Service Details
Name:
 TROTT
Given Name:
 ARTHUR SHOLTO
Initials:
 A S
Service No:
 1002
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Rhodesia Regiment
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Unit:
 2nd Bn.
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Date of Death:
 1917-02-19
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Date of Birth:
 1888-03-27
Age:
 28
Cause of Death:
 Died of malaria
Decorations:
 M M, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 MM LG Sup 12 March 1917 pg. 2486 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, all the Officers of his Company having become casualties during an attack, he took command of the Company and with sound judgement and great persistence consolidated the line under heavy fire, he set a magnificent example to his men."; MID LG Sup 8 February 1917 pg. 1354
Additional
Information:
Son of William Henry and Emily Trott, of 2, South View, Trulle, Taunton, England. Born in Quetta, Bengal, India (where his father was serving with the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot. Commemorated on the Bishops Hull War Memorial, Somerset, England (where his father was postmaster).
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Sec. 1. 14286C.

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