Arthur Eric Fenton

A Sergeant with the 6th Battalion, Arthur died on 16th of April 1943 aged 27. 

Arthur was born at Nottingham a son of Arthur and Emma Haynes Fenton. He was baptised at Saint Saviour's Church, Nottingham, on 19 January 1916 and his family lived at 57 Pyatt Street. Arthur was a Fellow of the Library Association.

Arthur married Winifred Annie Brooks, at Mansfield, in 1941, and they had a home at 21 Jenfold Avenue, Mansfield. Winifred later moved to Lowestoft and remarried in 1948. 

In April 1943 the 6th Battalion, as part of the Irish Brigade, were in an area north of Medjez-el-Bab. They were given the task of attacking mountainous areas to the north including Tanngoucha and Djebel Ang. During the night of 15/16 April the battalion launched an attack on Tanngoucha but were forced to withdraw because of overwhelming fire from flanking positions. 

Arthur was reported missing, believed killed, on 16 April, but it was later confirmed that he had been killed in action. Arthur’s body was recovered and buried at Baharine and in 1944 he was re-buried at Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery.