Other Information:Arthur enlisted on 8th July 1901. He was 18 years and 9 months old, and was a Labourer by trade. From 5th June 1902 - 30th March 1908 he served in South Africa. 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 28 Prospect Road, Bury-St-Edmunds - (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 the UK on 30th June 1915. On 21st July 1915 he began serving with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, but he returned to the UK shortly after, on 9th September 1915. On 24th September 1915 he was serving on a hospital ship, which he continued until 12th February 1916, when he went to Egypt. He served in Egypt up to 12th August 1918 when he returned to again to England. He was discharged from the Colours on 12th May 1919 "No longer physically fit for war service". He was recorded as serving with No 20 Coy on demobilization, and was a patient in the 2nd Southern General Hospital, Oxford at the time. He died from pneumonia at West Suffolk General Hospital.
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