Arthur enlisted on 5th August 1912. He was 18 years and 2 months old; and he was a Butcher by trade. 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 315 Willenhall Road, Wolverhampton - (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 3rd September 1914. He was repatriated on 30th june 1915, when he returned to the U.K. On 22nd July 1915 he was posted to serve with the E.E.F., serving with them until 24th December 1915 when he again returned to the UK. On 30th August 1916 he was posted to serve on the hospital ship 'Britannia". On 29th May 1917 he was appointed the rank of Lance Corporal, then on 16th March 1918 he was appointed the rank of acting Corporal. He was discharged "surplus to military requirement (having suffered impairment since entry into the service.)" on 14th March 1919. By this time he had suffered Enteric, Neurasthenia, and also Synovitis of this left knee.