Two separate photographs of the Arrighi family, from the same bundle but mounted on different card.
The upper image was presumably in a large presentation folder, but the protective cover has been removed. It was taken by John Mills, 10 St. Giles Street, Northampton and has a lovely sepia tone. The lower image is mounted on stiff card and trimmed to the size of the actual photograph. It is black and white and shows quite a lot of wear. I prefer the sepia tone, which renders the details more finely.
You might recognise the man on the right of the photograph from my previous blog post. It is James Arrighi, looking a little older but still as smartly dressed. His handsome family consists of his wife, Agnes Reid Hunter, and their four children. Louis Alfred Arrighi, the youngest child, is sitting between his parents. He was born in 1914, which dates the photograph to the late 1920s.
Standing at the back from left to right are William Hunter Arrighi b.1910, James Norman Louis Arrighi b.1908 and Amelia Compton Arrighi b.1905.
Sadly the youngest child, Louis, was killed during WWII at the age of 26. He was initially reported as missing (1) but later found to have died. He is buried in the Netherlands. It must have been a terrible time for the family, not knowing what had become of him.

In July of 1941 a memorial was held for Louis at the Congregational Church in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire (2). Hopefully the family were able to take some comfort from this.

I have yet more portraits to share, this time of the two older boys. Please check out my next blog post.
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References:
(1) Northampton Mercury – Friday 04 April 1941
(2) Northampton Mercury – Friday 25 July 1941
Newspaper clippings courtesy of the British Newspaper Archive; The British Library Board. Further research carried out using Ancestry and Find A Grave.
A very handsome family. The children all take after their mother!
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[…] son of James Arrighi (see previous post), the inscription on the back of this portrait says WA – Taken in Rugby – age about 19. […]
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This photo. was taken when William was lodging in Rugby whilst he was apprenticed at BTH Rugby.
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I’d say that the family was very lucky to have only lost one son, of three, despite the horror of having lost one. 😢
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Yes, so much tragedy for many families around that time… and you’ve made me curious now about the two older boys and whether or not they did military service during the WWII. I can’t see anything immediate in the records. Hmm!
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It is extraordinary what we have access to from our armchairs these days. 😃
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Norman was in Canada during WW11, and William was desperate to join up but not allowed to as he was in a reserved occupation. Amy was in the WRAF.
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Thanks Jenny, I did a brief search for Norman and William in the war records but you’ve explained why I didn’t find them.
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[…] I just have to share with you. Jenny from Lincolnshire contacted me regarding photographs of the Arrighi family, which I posted prior to my inpromptu break. Jenny had instantly recognised them because she is the […]
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