Captain Arthur Leslie Platts b. 14 Jul 1891 Gainsborough, , Lincolnshire, England d. 20 Jul 1916: The Maw family

1891 - 1916 (25 years)

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Name	Arthur Leslie Platts
Prefix	Captain
Birth	14 Jul 1891	Gainsborough, , Lincolnshire, England [1]
	PLATTS, ARTHUR LESLIE HARDY GRO Reference: 1891 S Quarter in GAINSBOROUGH Volume 07A Page 703 First name(s)Arthur Leslie Last namePlatts Birth registration year1891 Registration quarter3 Mother's maiden name- DistrictGainsborough CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland Volume7A Page703 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)Arthur Leslie Last namePlatts Birth year1891 Birth date14 Jul 1891 Age25 Death year1916 Death date20 Jul 1916 DescriptionNorth Marsh Cemetery Warren Street PlaceGainsborough CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland Notes[Age calculated]. Youngest son [of Arthur Platts]. Captain 3rd Battalion Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action during the great advance in France. Memorial referenceB186 Record setLincolnshire Monumental Inscriptions CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Burials Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcriptions © Lincolnshire Family History Society
Christening	24 Oct 1891	All Saints, Gainsborough, , Lincolnshire, England [2]
	First name(s)Arthur Leslie Last namePlatts SexMale Baptism year1891 Baptism date24 Oct 1891 Father's first name(s)Arthur Mother's first name(s)Julia Maria PlaceGainsborough, All Saints CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland ArchiveLincolnshire Archives Page123 Record setLincolnshire Baptisms CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Baptisms Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom © Findmypast
		I83065 - Baptism Arthur Leslie Platts 24101891 I83065 - Baptism Arthur Leslie Platts 24101891
Gender	Male
Death	20 Jul 1916
	First name(s)Arthur Leslie Last namePlatts Birth year1891 Age25 Death year1916 Death date20 Jul 1916 WarFirst World War, 1914-1918 Number- RankCaptain Unit2nd Bn. RegimentSuffolk Regiment Grave referencePier and Face 1 C and 2 A. Cemetery or memorialThiepval Memorial Burial countryFrance Additional informationSon of the late Arthur Platts, of Gainsborough, Lincs. Linkhttps://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead Record setCommonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour CategoryMilitary Service & Conflict SubcategoryFirst World War Collections fromUnited Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown © Commonwealth War Graves Commission First name(s)Arthur Leslie Last namePlatts Birth year1891 Birth date14 Jul 1891 Age25 Death year1916 Death date20 Jul 1916 DescriptionNorth Marsh Cemetery Warren Street PlaceGainsborough CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland Notes[Age calculated]. Youngest son [of Arthur Platts]. Captain 3rd Battalion Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action during the great advance in France. Memorial referenceB186 Record setLincolnshire Monumental Inscriptions CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Burials Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Transcriptions © Lincolnshire Family History Society
Military	1914-1920
	First name(s) Arthur Leslie Last name Platts Year 1914-20 Service number - Rank Captain Regiment Suffolk Regiment Service record Rank: Captain, Corps: Suffolk Regiment Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D4659447 Country Great Britain Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920 Archive The National Archives Series title War Office: Service Medal And Award Rolls Index, First World War Series WO 372 Archive reference WO372/16 Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards Category Military Service & Conflict Subcategory Medal rolls and honours Collections from United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown The National Archives Transcriptions copyright The National Archives
_UID	6627CA88B95F40798410DFE2303D6AC9A567
Burial	Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Somme, France
	First name(s)Arthur Leslie Last namePlatts Birth year1891 Age25 Death year1916 Death date20 Jul 1916 WarFirst World War, 1914-1918 Number- RankCaptain Unit2nd Bn. RegimentSuffolk Regiment Grave referencePier and Face 1 C and 2 A. Cemetery or memorialThiepval Memorial Burial countryFrance Additional informationSon of the late Arthur Platts, of Gainsborough, Lincs. Linkhttps://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead Record setCommonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour CategoryMilitary Service & Conflict SubcategoryFirst World War Collections fromUnited Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown © Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Person ID	I83065	The Maw Family Tree
Last Modified	9 Dec 2025

Father	Arthur Platts, b. 21 Dec 1852, Gainsborough, , Lincolnshire, England d. 1898 (Age 45 years)
Mother	Julia Maria Hardy, b. Apr-Jun 1852, District Uxbridge d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	19 Feb 1879	St Andrew, Grimsby, , Lincolnshire, England [3, 4]
	First name(s)Julia Maria Last nameHardy Marriage quarter1 Marriage year1879 Registration month- MarriageFinder™Julia Maria Hardy married one of these people Charles Perritt, Arthur Platts DistrictCaistor District number- CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland Volume7A Volume as transcribed7A Page number753 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)Julia Maria Last nameHardy SexFemale Birth year1853 Age26 Marriage year1879 Marriage date19 Feb 1879 Residence63 Freeman St Spouse's first name(s)Arthur Spouse's last namePlatts Spouse's age26 Spouse's residenceGainsborough Father's first name(s)William Christopher Father's last nameHardy Spouse's father's first name(s)Peter Spouse's father's last namePlatts ChurchSt Andrew PlaceGrimsby, St Andrew CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland ArchiveLincolnshire Archives Page94 Event typeMarriages Record setLincolnshire Marriages And Banns CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom © Findmypast First name(s)Julia Maria Last nameHardy Name note- Age26 Marriage year1879 Marriage date1879 ResidenceGreat Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England Marriage placeGreat Grimsby CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland Father's first name(s)William Christopher Father's last nameHardy Spouse's first name(s)Arthur Spouse's last namePlatts Spouse's birth year1853 Spouse's birth date1853 Spouse's age26 Spouse's father's first name(s)Peter Spouse's father's last namePlatts Record setEngland Marriages 1538-1973 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
		M29553 - Marriage Arthur Platts & Julia Maria Hardy 19021879 M29553 - Marriage Arthur Platts & Julia Maria Hardy 19021879
Family ID	F29553	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources

[S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Gainsborough - Volume 7a Page 703 (Reliability: 3).
[S497] Findmypast, Lincolnshire Baptisms Transcription, (Archive Lincolnshire Archives Record set Lincolnshire Baptisms Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Births & baptisms Collections from Great Britain), gbprs_lincs_gainsborough_all_saints_par_1_1_24_0831 (Reliability: 3).
[S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Caistor - Volume 7a Page 753 (Reliability: 3).
[S553] © Findmypast, Lincolnshire Marriages Transcription, (© Findmypast), gbprs_lincs_grimsby_st_andrew_par_1_16_0391 (Reliability: 3).

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