Arthur Statham – The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey), 6th Battalion

Private Arthur Statham – The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey), 6th Battalion

Early Life

Born in 1917 at Morriston, Swansea, Arthur Statham was the son of Arthur Statham and Temperance Elizabeth Woodhouse, who married in 1900 at St Werburgh’s Church, Derby. His childhood unfolded within a Derbyshire‑rooted family that had settled into the industrial communities of Morriston.

Family Life (1921 Census)

1921 Census

By the 1921 Census, the Statham family were living at 5a Tyepenny Street, Morriston, Swansea. Arthur Statham, aged 42, Derbyshire‑born, worked as a Riveter (Constructional Engineer) for the South Wales Structural Company, Birchgrove, while his wife Temperance, also 42, undertook household duties. Their children present were Ada (18), employed as a Cold Roller at Dyffryn Tinplate Works; Joseph (16), a Rivet Heater with the South Wales Structural Company; Frederick (14), an Apprentice Constructional Engineer with the same firm; Lillian (11); Catherine (8); Thomas (6)—all attending school—along with Arthur (4) and Dora (1 month), completing a large and industrious household typical of Morriston’s tinplate and structural‑engineering communities.

Military Service

Arthur Statham served as a Private with The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey), 6th Battalion, one of the regiment’s wartime units engaged in home defence and operational duties during the Second World War.

Arthur Statham
Morriston Cemetery
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Death and Burial

Arthur died on 30 October 1943 and was buried at Morriston Cemetery, his interment marking the final military burial of 1943 within the cemetery’s wartime roll.