Arthur William Panton

Arthur was born on 13th November 1884, the son of Dr Arthur William and Mrs Kathleen Augusta Panton of Dublin. Doctor Panton had been Fellow and Junior Bursar of Trinity College, Dublin until his death in 1906.

Arthur junior was in the 234th Field Company, Royal Engineers. He had left Ireland and been admitted to the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1911. According to the census of that year, Arthur was at that time working as a Municipal Engineer for Liverpool City Council. Arthur's brother Herbert also served with the Royal Engineers, survived the war and won the Military Cross. His other brother, Robert, served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and also survived.

On 27th December 1915, Arthur married Violet Elizabeth Gibson, the younger daughter of the Reverend William Ralph Gibson of Christ Church, Dore. By the beginning of September 1916 he was listed as wounded, then missing in action at the Somme. His body was found, as he was subsequently listed as killed in action. He is buried at Ancre British Cemetery at Beaumont-Hamel.

Later, Violet would marry James Goodchild in June 1924 and go on to have children including a daughter, Elizabeth (Libby) who is still alive today (2018).