Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tyne Cot Memorial | Panel 75 to 77. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.135 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 29D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Frank and Emily Sluman, of Middle St., Padstow, Cornwall.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 10/Worcestershire Regiment |
10th (Service) Battalion Formed at Worcester in September 1914 as part of K2 and attached to 57th Brigade in 19th (Western) Division. Moved to Perham Down and in March 1915 to Tidworth. Landed in France 18 July 1915. 22 June 1918 : reduced to cadre strength, most personnel going to 3rd Bn. 28 June 1918 : cadre attached to 121st Brigade in 40th Division. 10 July 1918 : absorbed by 17th Bn. |
| Action : The Battles of the Lys |
9 April - 29 April 1918. As the first phase of the great German campaign of 1918 lost momentum and failed in its objective to split the British and French armies, subsidiary attacks were shift the balance of the attack and to seek opportunities to exploit other sectors. On the Lys the Germans initially enjoyed spectacular success against a Portuguese Division but the gap was soon plugged and the advance halted.
Detail :
43532, Corporal Arthur Clarence Sluman, 10th Battalion Worcester Regiment. Killed in action 10th April, 1918.
On this day the German OP GEORGETTE Offensive (which had begun the previous day) hit 10th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment in their positions just east of the Messines Ridge between the Rivers Wambeek and Douve. The barrage started at 0530 hrs and the 'sturmtruppe' attacked 30 minutes later. 10th Worcestershisres were overwhelmed and, during the day, conducted a confused fighting withdrawal over the Messines Ridge. In the course of the day the battalion suffered 378 casualties of which 16 were Killed in Action, 75 were Wounded and 287 were missing. As SLUMAN is commemorated on the wall of the Tyne Cot memorial we may assume he was amongst the latter. During the day a number of men from 10th (never subsequently identified) conducted a heroic last stand around the guns of A Battery, 88th Brigade RFA on top of the ridge which inflicted a significant delay on the advancing Germans. The Battery Commander, Capt E.S. Dougall, was awarded a posthumous VC for this action.
Probate SLUMAN Arthur Clarence of Middle-street Padstow Cornwall coporal 10th Worcester regiment died 10 April 1918 near Neuve Eglise Belgium Probate Bodmin 31 December to Francis John Sluman customs and excise officer. Effects £225 16s. 9d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St Petroc No. 1785 E.C. | Cornwall |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
1st February 1916 | 7th March 1916 | 4th April 1916 |
Listed as a 27 year old accountant resident at Padstow in 1916, he was initiated with another 27 year old fellow accountant on the same day. He was passed and raised with this same masonic colleague, however, whilst he went on to be a member beyond 1921, Arthur is shown to have been "Killed in Action 1918."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley