Other Information:Arthur enlisted into the Leicestershire Regiment on 22nd November 1899. He was 18 years and 3 months old, and was a Shoe Hand by trade. He later transferred to the R.A.M.C. He entered the war in France on the 16th August 1914. His name appears on a list of R.A.M.C. personnel who were taken captive up to & including 31st December 1914. His address was given as 51 Navigation Street, Leicester - (kindly provided by Steve Mattocks). In the early hours of 26th August, the 4th Field Ambulance were ordered to go to Landrecies to treat and evacuate the wounded. A couple of hours after entering the town the Germans arrived, and Arthur became one of 219 of the rank and file of the R.A.M.C. to be held captive there. The War Office was informed he had become a prisoner of war from the American Embassy on 25th January 1915. He was released back to England from Germany on 29th August 1915. On 3rd October 1915 he embarked at Southampton with No 15 Motor Ambulance Convoy. He then disembarked at Rouen the following day. He was appointed acting Corporal on 23rd October 1915, then gained promotion to the rank of Corporal. He proceeded to England for demobilisation on 24th February 1919, and transferred to Class Z Army Reserve on 25th March 1919.
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