Other Information:Thomas enlisted on 30th December 1901. He was 23 years and 7 month old at the time. From 31st March 1903 to 12th September 1905 he served in Malta, then he returned to serve in the UK. He entered the war in France on 16th August 1914 with the 4th Field Ambulance. 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 22 Mount Street, James Knuzden, Blackburn, Lancs - (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. He was taken to Germany entering Sennelager POW camp on 4th September 1914.
He returned to England on 30th June 1915, then went back to active service abroad on 21st July 1915, returning to the UK on 13th November 1917. He then served in the UK until 6th January 1919, when he was discharged "No longer physically fit for war service" due to sickness. He was serving with No 19 Coy when he was discharged.
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