In Memory Of

TROTT, ARTHUR SHOLTO

Service Details
Age:
 28
Date of Birth:
 1888-03-27
Service No:
 1002
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 2nd Bn.
Regiment:
 Rhodesia Regiment
Date of Death:
 1917-02-19
Cause of Death:
 Died of malaria
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Sec. 1. 14286C.
Cemetery:
 CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Western Cape
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
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
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).