Early Life :

Service Life:

Campaigns:

• The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.

Although many perished in times of national conflict and in the service of their country, many more survived including those interned as Prisoners of War. Stories of those who did survive are included as part of this site, especially those with high gallantry awards, those included against an external rolls of honour and those who had a distinguished career in wartime and military leaderhip.

Detail :

The award of his military Cross was recorded in at least three newspapers: The Sheffield Independent, Sheffield Daily Telegraph and the Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express over the 14th/15th June 1918. It was awarded as part of the King's birthday honours.

"Major Arthur Wilson Polden, Wath-on- has been awarded the M.C. In one engagement he had three horses shot under him."
" Major Arthur Wilson Polden, has just been awarded the M.C. .Major Polden, formerly attached to the Doncaster Yeomanry as a sergeant, volunteered for active service shortly after.."
"..appears in the list of 'Birthday Honours. and is awarded the Military Cross amongst the King's list of Birthday..."

His majority was awarded and is recorded in the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer as having been earned 23rd August 1939.

Masonic :

Major Arthur Wilson Polden, M.C. Became a very senior member in the Doncaster area Grand Officer in the Craft (PGD) RA (P.St.B.) and Mark (PGO). [Ian Smith.]

Source :

The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• The (UK) National Archives
• Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
• ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry

Additional Source:

• Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
• Researcher : Bruce Littley