Died at 54 Middleborough Road. Posthumous commendation by H.M the King for brave conduct in Civil Defence

Awarded the Military Cross for consistent and conspicuous gallantry in action over an extended period ; on one occasion by his prompt grasp of a critical situation, carried through successfully an enterprise which at one period seemed destined to failure 

On 4th October, 1917, during the attack by the 48th Division before St.Julien, the 7th Battalion had as their objective Tweed House. "A" Company captured their first objective but when they continued their advance, all the officers and non-commissioned officers in private Hutt's platoon were hit. Private Hutt thereupon took command and led forward the platoon. he was held up by a strong point on his right, but immediately ran forward alone, shot the officer and three men in the post, and caused forty or fifty others to surrender. presently realizing that he had pushed too far ahead, Hutt withdrew his party.

He personally covered the withdrawal, sniping the enemy and killing a number of them. Then he carried back a comrade, who had been badly wounded, and put him under shelter. After he had organised and consolidated his position, he learnt that some wounded men still lay out in the open, where they were likely to be taken prisoners. As no stretcher bearers were available, Hutt went out himself and carried in four men under heavy fire 

Military Medal further details to be researched 

Distinguished Service Medal further details to be researched

Awarded the Military Cross 10th September 1944 Killed In Action 10th September 1944

"This Officer was Troop Leader of the leading Troop in an evening attack on Fontenay. Earlier attacks during the day had merely secured the western outskirts of the village. By his tenacity and determination to press home the attack, combined with the extremely close support that he gave to the Infantry, the Squadron was able to secure all but the south eastern fringe of the village by midnight. Throughout, he displayed great courage and exceptional powers of leadership. He furthermore, remained, in spite of the darkness, in support of the Infantry, and afterwards entirely without them in a most difficult and exposed forward position until ordered to withdraw at 07:00 hours. The following morning, after only two hours sleep, he again attacked with the Infantry and by the skilful handling of his troop, bought about the final capture of the village. Three hours later he was engaged on an attack on St. Nicholas Farm, south of Fontenay, which was unsuccessful. Finally, in the afternoon, he was in command of the leading troop which, by its gallant action, eventually secured St. Nicholas' Farm and its surrounding area without any assistance from the Infantry. He further exploited his success and chiefly was responsible for the capture of territory held by the enemy as far south as the village of Rauray"

" Previous to this day, this Officer had led his troop with great determination, particularly on "D" Day, when his troop assisted the Infantry in various attacks which materially affected the advance on the front. Since landing, this Officer has consistently been an outstanding example"

Awarded Military Cross for bravery in July 1944, in an attack on Hervieux France

Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery in the field on the 14th and 15th February, 1915. 

 Awarded the Military Cross for gallant conduct whilst in charge of a Trench Mortar Battery

Distinguished Flying Medal further details to be researched 

Further details to be researched 

The following article is a Newspaper reporting on Arthur's Award 

Bombs were raining down on Coventry during the raid on November 14th when 16 year old Arthur Henry Warner, butcher's boy of 8 Jubilee Crescent, Coventry began a night of messenger duty which for him became a night of thrills, excitement and danger. When eventually he went off duty he had travelled 15 miles through areas in the City that had borne the worst of the bombing had been buried beneath a demolished telephone box, had worked a fire pump he found unattended, and had been on duty for almost 13.5 hours. Warner a volunteer messenger attached to the A.F.S has been awarded the British Empire Medal for his courage. He helped put out a number of incendiary bombs on the way to the first fire incident, which, becoming a target for the raiders, attracted many more high explosive bombs.

As a messenger Warner never had training as a fireman but when he found the pump unattended he manned it and worked it on his own, getting water for the men at the branch. Several times he was soaked to the skin but he carried on cheerfully. When relieved by a fireman, Warner was given a message to transmit to the station. He had just left a telephone box when the blast of the bomb demolished it on top of him. Fortunately he was uninjured and after extricating himself was detailed to order petrol from the A.F.S station and to remain there to rest and change his clothes. The boy had to walk most of the way owing to the roads being impassable for his cycle, and arriving at the station found the officer was out on another fire. 

Warner set out again and eventually delivered his message and this time was ordered by the officer to return to the station and get another messenger to take over his duty. No other messenger was available so Warner went out again to the Divisional Headquarters with the petrol request. From here the boy traveled back to his crew at the incident and after more fire-fighting was sent on a message to Central Fire Station to report that Station Officer Harper who was in charge of the incident, had been seriously injured. Once again back at the incident Warner propped his cycle against a car and on the way to finding his crew, cycle and car were destroyed by a bomb. All the boy would say when the award of the B.E.M was announced was "Coo! Fancy me winning a medal. I don't deserve it anymore then the other fellows that were there."

Arthur went on to become a Paratrooper and died on the 6th June 1944.

Further details to be researched 

Trevor Harkin 2005