Arthur William Hoile

First name	Arthur William
Initials	A W
Surname	Hoile
Birth Town	Maidstone, Kent
Resided Town	Woolwich, S.E.
Nationality	British
Date of Death	25/01/1915
Fate	Killed In Action at the Battle of Loos
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	44833
Duty Location	France And Flanders
Campaign Medals	1914/15 Star Victory Medal British War Medal Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
Service	British Army
Regiment	Royal Field Artillery
Battalion	113th Battery
Commemorated	Britain on the Remembrance Board at the Parish Church of St Michael & All Angels, Maidstone Le Touret Memorial Panel 1

parents: William and Eliza Hoile, of 60, Bower St., Maidstone. In 1901 Arthur aged 15 was a carpenter’s apprentice. Husband of Lydia Ethel Hoile, of School House, 75, Sand St., Woolwich, London. They married in Woolwich 23/4/1913 Her father was a Clerk.

The Mention in Despatches (M.I.D.) for a serviceman is not an award of a medal, but is a commendation of an act of gallantry or service. Arthur William Hoile’s name would appear in the official report written by a Superior Officer and sent to the high command, in which is described the Soldier’s gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy. This despatch is published in the London Gazette newspaper of the State, which has existed since 1665. If no campaign medal is awarded, the oak leaf is worn on the left breast of the dress uniform. This would signify that Arthur William Hoile had been ‘Mentioned in Despatches’.