The Family Tree of Arthur Kynaston Lammas and Doris Eva Davies - Person Sheet
Birthca Mar 1874, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire1476
Baptism21 Nov 1875, St. John The Baptist’s Parish Church, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire1291
OccupationSoldier (1891, 1900)1475
EducationScholar (1881)1088
Cause of deathKilled in action
FatherWilliam Lammas (<1837-1916)
MotherEmma Laugher (<1841-1919)
Notes for Arthur Lammas
In 1875 he was living with his parents in Sidemoor, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire1291.
In 1881 he was living with his parents in the Allotments, Sidemoor, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire1088.
In 1891 he was a soldier in the infantry stationed at the Norton Barracks, Pershore, Worcestershire1475.
Private Arthur Lammas in South Africa:
The 2nd Battalion The Worcester Regiment returned to England from Bermuda in November 1899. On the 13th December 170 reservists rejoined, 2851 Private Arthur Lammas was one of these and was assigned to E company.
The battalion, with a strength of 22 officers and 917 men, embarked on the SS Tintagel Castle on the 17th December 1899 and sailed for South Africa, arriving in Cape Town on the 8th of January 1900. They disembarked on the 12th of January and were transported by train to Rensburg. From Rensburg they route marched to Slingersfontein, arriving on the 16th January 1900.
On the 25th on January the battalion took part in a reconnaissance operation. Several other operations took place over the next two and a half weeks. On Monday the 12th of February the battalion was part of a thinly held line when it was attacked by the Boers. The E company positions bore the brunt of a heavy attack by the South Africans Republic (Transvaal) Police. The "Zarps" were the storm troops of the Boer force. They drove the Worcesters off the ridge line but were unable to break through and retreated after fighting all day. It was during this action that Arthur Lammas was killed.
The battalion withdrew to Arundel before returning to the area on the 5th of March 1900 when a detail was sent to bury the casualties of the 12th February. A memorial was built on this spot in 1905 while the battalion was stationed in Bloemfontein. The names of the casualties, including 2851 Private A. Lammas, were engraved on the base of the cross1478,1479,1480,1481.
The Worcester Regiment Casualty Roll records the death of 2851 Private Lammas, A. at Slingersfontein on the 12th February 1900. and the 2nd Battalion Worcester Regiment South Africa Campaign Medal Roll lists him as killed in action1482,1483.
The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Weekly Messenger of the 10th March 1900 reported the death of Private A Lammas of the 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment and published a picture of him. He is shown wearing the uniform of a lance corporal so the picture must have been engraved from a photograph of him taken when he was a regular soldier. The article notes that a brother of Private Lammas died as a soldier in India1478.
In the 2nd June 1900 edition of The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Weekly Messenger reported the death by dysentry of William Dyers. The article states that William joined the regiment in 1895 at the age of 18. It also says that he wrote to his parents that he was beside Private Lammas when he was killed and saw Private Wheeler receive his fatal wound1484.
In 1881 he was living with his parents in the Allotments, Sidemoor, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire1088.
In 1891 he was a soldier in the infantry stationed at the Norton Barracks, Pershore, Worcestershire1475.
Private Arthur Lammas in South Africa:
The 2nd Battalion The Worcester Regiment returned to England from Bermuda in November 1899. On the 13th December 170 reservists rejoined, 2851 Private Arthur Lammas was one of these and was assigned to E company.
The battalion, with a strength of 22 officers and 917 men, embarked on the SS Tintagel Castle on the 17th December 1899 and sailed for South Africa, arriving in Cape Town on the 8th of January 1900. They disembarked on the 12th of January and were transported by train to Rensburg. From Rensburg they route marched to Slingersfontein, arriving on the 16th January 1900.
On the 25th on January the battalion took part in a reconnaissance operation. Several other operations took place over the next two and a half weeks. On Monday the 12th of February the battalion was part of a thinly held line when it was attacked by the Boers. The E company positions bore the brunt of a heavy attack by the South Africans Republic (Transvaal) Police. The "Zarps" were the storm troops of the Boer force. They drove the Worcesters off the ridge line but were unable to break through and retreated after fighting all day. It was during this action that Arthur Lammas was killed.
The battalion withdrew to Arundel before returning to the area on the 5th of March 1900 when a detail was sent to bury the casualties of the 12th February. A memorial was built on this spot in 1905 while the battalion was stationed in Bloemfontein. The names of the casualties, including 2851 Private A. Lammas, were engraved on the base of the cross1478,1479,1480,1481.
The Worcester Regiment Casualty Roll records the death of 2851 Private Lammas, A. at Slingersfontein on the 12th February 1900. and the 2nd Battalion Worcester Regiment South Africa Campaign Medal Roll lists him as killed in action1482,1483.
The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Weekly Messenger of the 10th March 1900 reported the death of Private A Lammas of the 2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment and published a picture of him. He is shown wearing the uniform of a lance corporal so the picture must have been engraved from a photograph of him taken when he was a regular soldier. The article notes that a brother of Private Lammas died as a soldier in India1478.
In the 2nd June 1900 edition of The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Weekly Messenger reported the death by dysentry of William Dyers. The article states that William joined the regiment in 1895 at the age of 18. It also says that he wrote to his parents that he was beside Private Lammas when he was killed and saw Private Wheeler receive his fatal wound1484.