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1906-1921 (Creation)
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- Maidment, Arthur Ernest White
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3.3 cm of textual records
11 photographs: b&w
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Arthur Ernest White Maidment was born on September 8, 1896, the seventh of eight children born to Enoch Heber Maidment and Mary Margaret Symonds. He enlisted in the Newfoundland Regiment in June 1916 where he joined many other young Newfoundland men to train in St. John’s before being sent overseas.
In September 1916 he was located in Ayr, Scotland for further training and awaiting orders to fight. By December he was in France and his last letter home to his brother is dated March 14, 1917. He was killed a month later at the age of 20.
Private Maidment was No. 2910 of the 1st Battalion, Newfoundland Regiment, he died in the Second Battle of the Scarpe, which was fought at Infantry Hill (East of Monchy) and Guemappe (due South of Monchy). This area was later captured by the British troops. He is buried in the Windmill British Cemetery, Monchy-Le-Preux, Pas de Calais, France.
Sources: Newfoundland Monchy Memorial,Veteran Affairs Canada and Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Custodial history
Material was collected by various members of the Maidment family and was donated to the Trinity Historical Society Archives in September 2002 by Arthur Maidment, nephew of Private Arthur E.W. Maidment.
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Consists of correspondence between 1916 - 1917; a copy of the New Testament; letters of sympathy from King George, Governor and Lady Davidson and telegrams expressing condolences, as well as estate papers; a copy of a set of by-laws for the Loyal Orange Association and eleven black and white photographs.
The material has been divided into the following series: Series 1: Correspondence, 1916 - 1917; Series 2: Letters of Sympathy,1917; Series 3: Estate Papers, 1916 - 1920; Series 4: New Testament; Series 5: Miscellaneous, 1906,1911, 1915, 1921.
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Donated by Arthur Maidment in 2002, nephew of Private Arthur E. W. Maidment.
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The black and white photographs have been placed in the Trinity Historical Society Archives Black
and White Photograph Collection - Pte. Arthur E. W. Maidment fonds. Please see finding aid for
further information.
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Created - August 23, 2013
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