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258451 CQMS. Arthur Hinsley British Army Royal Defence Corps from:183A Brockley Rd, London (d.21st May 1917) Arthur Hinsley was a Clerk of Works by civil trade, born in 1869 at Carlton, Yorks. W. Riding. In 1894 he married Frances Bacon they had 1 son and 4 daughters. He died in service on 21st of May 1917 and was buried in Holywell Cemetery Flintshire. He was the younger brother of Cardinal Arthur Hinsley, RC Archbishop of Westminster. Additional Information: My distant cousin Arthur Hinsley b.1885, RC Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, d.1943 was the second son of Thomas (1826-1884) & Bridget (Ryan) Hinsley (1836-1890). They had 3 sons and 1 daughter. Arthur's younger brother, b.1869 was Alfred Thomas Hinsley who married Frances Bacon Simpson in 1894. They had 1 son and 4 daus b.1895-1905. Alfred Thomas became 36581 CQMS Hinsley of the Royal Defence Corps who died in service 21.05.1917 and was buried in Holywell Cemetery, Flintshire. He had been a Clerk of Works in civilan life and was resident at 183A Brockley Rd Brondesbury Middlesex at the time of his death, having moved there from Callcot Rd Brondesbury. Apart from Arthur (1885-1943) no other Hinsley child born in the adjacent hamlets of Carlton & Camblesforth in the 19th century was christened or known as Arthur. Roger Hinsley Reply Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**