ROLLINGS Arthur Edward Lieut

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Surname: ROLLINGS;

Forename(s): Arthur Edward;

Initials: AE;

Rank: Lieut;

Previous Regiment: Worcs Regt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 55 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 217 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 20 Bn;

Awarded: MC, MID;

Gallantry Notes: MC: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of machine guns supporting an infantry attack. He effectively protected both flanks, and when the position became untenable, he covered the retirement with the utmost determination showing a splendid example of courage and endurance in difficult circumstances.;

Other Data: with 55 Coy May 1916
joined and assumed command 217 Coy 24/8/1917
see war diary 3/5/1917 - lost three guns in action……..
MID confirmed in war diary 28/5/1917
MC confirmed in war diary 18/6/1917 - for gallantry in action at Cherisy 3/5/1917
to join 217 Coy 24/8/1917
"D" Coy commander 20 Bn on formation
photo GS Archives

Major Arthur Rollings, a newsagent in Kidderminster for more than 50 years, died on Monday at Kidderminster General Hospital, where he was taken after a heart attack. Major Rollings, who was 75, retired three years ago, when the family business of E. Rollings, Oxford Street, was sold to W. H. Smith and Sons, Ltd. Educated at King Charles I School, he was a founder member of the Old Carolians’ Association in 1912, and president in 1944. On leaving school he joined the Birmingham University O.T.C.. He was commissioned in the 13th Bn. The Worcestershire Regiment during the First World War, and transferred to the Machine Gun Corps to get a posting to France. In 1917 he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross. After pro-

motion to Major, he was wounded and sent back to England. A keen sportsman, while at King Charles School he won the Fives Championship Cup and played cricket and football for the first teams; after the 1914-18 war he played for the Old Carolians C.C. for several seasons. He and his sister, Miss Edith I Rollings, took over the family business on the deaths of their parents. Major Rollings, who lived at 199, Comberton Road, Kidderminster, leaves a wife, formerly Miss Annie Hyde, and one son, John, who is a surveyor. The funeral is today (Friday), a church service at 11 a.m. at St. John’s being followed by cremation at Stourbridge. The family have requested that no flowers be sent. Photo of him as an old man (UI 1967 newspaper clipping)

ROLLINGS Arthur Edward of 199 Comberton Road Kidderminster died 13 February 1967 at The General Hospital Kidderminster Administration London 18 October to Annie Rollings widow and John Edward Arthur Rollings chartered municipal engineer. £90744. (National Probate Calendar - Index of Wills and Administrations)

His marriage to Annie Hyde was registered in Kidderminster 2Q 1922.

Arthur E Rollings was b. 19/11/91 - he was a wholesale newsagent. Also at the address was his wife Annie b. 28/11/92 Also at the address was a Beatrice M Ryder b. 13/7/03 who is described as a servant. One entry is redacted. Address - Comberton Rd., Kidderminster. (1939 Register)

1911 Census
Arthur Edward Rollings
Age: 19
Occupation: Working in family newsagent business
Address: 43 Oxford Street Kidderminster - the dwelling had 5 rooms
Estimated Birth Year: 1892
Where Born: Kidderminster
Father's Name: Edward Rollings 57, newsagent, b. Kidderminster
Mother's Name: Jane Rollings 57, working in family newsagent business, b. Kidderminster
Edith Jane Rollings 28, working in family newsagent business, b. Kidderminster
Ada Selina Rollings 25, working in family newsagent business, b. Kidderminster
His parents had been married for 33 years - 4 of their 4 children had survived.

1901 Census
Arthur E Rollings
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Address: 43 Oxford Street Kidderminster
Father: Edward Rollings 47, newsagent, b. Kidderminster
Mother: Jane Rollings 47, b. Kidderminster
Birth Place: Kidderminster
Agnes Rollings 21, assistant newsagent, b. Kidderminster
Edith Rollings 18, assistant newsagent, b. Kidderminster
Ada Rollings 15, b. Kidderminster;

Other Notes: MC: LG 26/7/1917
MID: LG 22/5/1917 (dated 9/4/1917) France;

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