Family Tree Walker » Archibald Viccars BRIGHT (1884-1917)

Personal data Archibald Viccars BRIGHT 

  • He was born on July 20, 1884 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.Sources 1, 2
  • (Military) on 1914–1920 in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, United Kingdom: MilitaryUnit: Notts & Derby R,N & D Rgt; Regiment: Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment, N & D Rgt; RegimentNumber: 17419, 17419.Source 3
  • (Misc) on March 10, 1915: Age: 30.Source 4
  • (Military) .
    Reference:

    WO 372/3/70486

    Description:

    Medal card of Bright, Archibald Viccars

    Corps

    Regiment No

    Rank

    Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 17419 Private
    Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment Lieutenant

    Date:

    1914-1920

    Held by:

    The National Archives, Kew

    Legal status:

    Public Record
  • (Military) : Rank: 2nd Lieutenant; Regiment: Sherwood Foresters (3rd Battalion).Source 4
  • He died on June 7, 1917 in Battle of Messines Ridge, Belgium, he was 32 years old.Source 5
    Died in WWI (Messines).

    Name: Archibald Viccars BRIGHT
    Rank: LT
    Initials: AV
    Regiment, Corps etc.: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
    Battalion: 3rd Battalion
    Decoration: -
    Date died: 7 June 1917 (first day of action)
    How died: Killed in Action
    Supplementary notes: (ATT 11TH BN)
  • He is buried in West-Vlaanderen, BelgiumRAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM).Sources 6, 7
  • Probate on November 6, 1917 naar Nottingham, England.Source 8
  • A child of Arthur BRIGHT and Margaret Ellis VICCARS
  • This information was last updated on January 21, 2022.

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Notes about Archibald Viccars BRIGHT

Nottinghamshire Law Society Roll of Honour:
Archibald Viccars Bright. Son of the late Mr Arthur Bright a Nottingham Solicitor, was born on the 20th day of July 1884 (-) at Nottingham, articled to his father admitted in 1910 he joined the Sherwood Foresters as a private in September 1914 was commissioned Second Lieutenant in March 1915, and Lieutenant in 1916. He was on active service in France from August 1916 to January 1917 when he was killed in the battle of Messines.

Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Roll of Honour’
Thursday 3 October 1918: ‘Killed. Lieut. Harold Viccars Bright, Sherwood Foresters, youngest son of the late Mr Arthur Bright and Mrs Bright of Mapperley-road, Nottingham, was killed in action on September 21st. He was educated at Mill Hill, and later entered the business of Messrs. Cooper and Roe, hosiery manufacturers, Nottingham. After training with the University OTC he received his commission in March, 1917, and went out to France two months later. He was 20 years of age. (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Archibald Viccars BRIGHT

Thomas VICCARS
1812-1873
Catherine WARNER
1826-1873
Arthur BRIGHT
1851-1909

Archibald Viccars BRIGHT
1884-1917


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    Sources

    1. Stacy Lynn WALKER, http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ (N.p.: Volume:7b Page:351, n.d.)., http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
    2. Ancestry.com, UK, Officer Service Records, 1764-1932 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019)., UK, Officer Service Records, 1764-1932, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; WO 76 - War Office: Records of Officers' Services; Reference: WO 76/419
    3. Ancestry.com, UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008)., UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, Army Medal Office (In the Care of the Western Front Association Website); London, England; Wwi Medal Index Cards
    4. Ancestry.com, UK, Officer Service Records, 1764-1932 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019)., UK, Officer Service Records, 1764-1932, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; WO 76 - War Office: Records of Officers' Services; Reference: WO 76/419
    5. Stacy Lynn WALKER, http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ (N.p.: Soldiers that died in Great War 1914 - 1919., n.d.)., http://www.findmypast.co.uk/
    6. Stacy Lynn WALKER, http://www.britishwargraves.co.uk/page38.htm (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., http://www.britishwargraves.co.uk/page38.htm
    7. Ancestry.com, Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012)., Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    8. Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010)., England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

    Historical events

    Birthday July 20, 1884

    • The temperature on July 20, 1884 was about 18.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 40%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
      • March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
      • June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
      • October 14 » George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
      • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
      • November 1 » The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary.

    Day of death June 7, 1917

    • The temperature on June 7, 1917 was between 13.2 °C and 30.2 °C and averaged 20.4 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
      • March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
      • March 16 » World War I: A German auxiliary cruiser is sunk in the Action of 16 March 1917.
      • May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
      • October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
      • October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
      • December 6 » Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.
    

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