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Name:
Cornelius Coughlan Edmund Arnsby
Known
as:
Con
Born:
February
27,1897
At:
Renmore
Barracks, Co. Galway, Ireland
Christened:
March
5, 1897
Died:
*May
15, 1984
At:
625
Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, England
*from
Probate Records - may not be the date of death,
further research required
Regiment:
1911 joined the Army, Royal Ordinance Corp,
then the R.E.M.E. (Corps of Royal Electrical
and Mechanical Engineers)
Rank:
Major
Retired:
February
27, 1952
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RELATIONSHIP
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Grandson
of:
Cpl
Edmund Arnsby
Sgt Major Coughlan, VC
Son
of:
Lt
Ned Arnsby
Nephew
of:
S/Sgt
Bob Arnsby
Brother
of:
Major
Con Arnsby
Major Ted Arnsby
Drum Major Arnsby
Lt. Cyril Arnsby
Father
of:
Lt.
Patrick Arnsby
Cousin
of:
Gunner
Bobby Arnsby
Capt. Ted Arnsby
Joe Arnsby
Michael/ Fred Arnsby
Sgt. Eileen Arnsby
Albert Ford
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February
1941
Back row, 4th from the left. Windsor Castle
in the Tropics
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The
British War Memorial Gibralter
Con Arnsby was the
model for the soldier on the top of the
memorial.
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1944
Front row, seated,
second from the left.
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Major
Con Arnsby
Addis Adaba
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1945
Seated, middle row,
second from the left.
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Major
Con Arnsby
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1945
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