Lieutenant ARTHUR HALSTEAD
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
10th Bn.
Died 01 August 1917
Age 23 years old
- Country of Service United Kingdom
- Awards Military Cross, Albert Medal
- Additional Info Son of Elijah and Sarah Ann Halstead, of 8, Buxton St., Lee Mount, Halifax.
- Personal Inscription FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
- Additional Citation note
An extract from "The London Gazette," No. 30453, dated 1st Jan., 1918, records the following:-"On the 31st July, 1917, during instruction in the throwing of live bombs, a bomb was accidentally dropped. Lieutenant Halstead placed himself between the bomb and the soldier who had dropped it, in order to screen him, and tried to kick the bomb away, but it exploded, fatally wounding him. The soldier was slightly wounded, and there can be little doubt that Lieutenant Halstead's gallant action saved the soldier's life." Albert Medal in Gold.
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