240895 Lance Corporal Arnold Wilfred Favill
2/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment

In the 1901 Census Arnold was 4, and lving with his parents at 28 Temple Street, Wolverhampton, in the St John’s Parish.
His father was a Lithographic Printer, working for himself. In the household were:
William J Favill, aged 50, born Crewe, Cheshire
Lavinda Favill, aged 41, born Bircher Common, Herefordshire
Frederick William Favill, aged 20, born Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Letterpress Printer
Robert V Favill, aged 14, born Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Bread Baker
Florie Favill, aged 12, born Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Lavinda Favill, aged 9, born Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Arnold W Favill, aged 4, born Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
and two boarders, Mr and Mrs Richard Rowlands

Arnold joined battalion in October 1914, where he met William Herbert Lewis. They became great friends, so much so that Arnold became engaged to marry Bill’s sister, Elizabeth (Bessie) and both families became close.
His original service number would have been ~ 3593.

Arnold and William were signallers with the Headquarters Company. He was killed on 21st March 1918 during the first day of the German offensive in the 1918 Battle of the Somme. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, bay 6 and is remembered in the Lady Chapel St Peters Church Wolverhampton.

After the war, Elizabeth married Arnold’s older brother, Frederick, who had served in India with the Manchester Regiment.

Information supplied by Steve Favill, Grandson of Elizabeth and Frederick William

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