Arthur was educated at St Paul’s School; at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and at St Bartholomew’s Hospital - entering as a student in 1907. He graduated M.B., B.S. in 1909, and obtained the diploma of F.R.C.S. in 1912. He served as a house-surgeon to Sir Anthony Bowlby and intern midwifery assistant at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and as senior resident medical officer to the Royal Free Hospital. He then went into practice at Horsham, Sussex, where he became a surgeon to the local hospital. Arthur volunteered for service, gaining a temporary commission at the rank of Lieutenant in the R.A.M.C. on 1st June 1915. He entered the war in France on 19th June and remained on the Western Front until June 1917. During the last part of this service, Arthur was the Medical Officer to the 2nd Bn. Hampshire Regiment, and was awarded the Military Cross whilst with them “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He attended the wounded for many hours under fire. He showed a complete disregard for danger in organizing search parties and recovered wounded who had been left for several days.” On 1st June 1916, he was promoted to the rank of Captain. He relinquished his commission on 2nd June 1917, then took it up again on 30th October 1917 and went to Mesopotamia. At first he served with a Casualty Clearing Station and later as a surgeon-specialist with No 33 General Hospital at Basra. He then went to India, where he died of dysentery at Collaba Hospital, Bombay. Arthur was the son of The Rev. H. C. Sturdy, M.A. and Florence Sturdy (nee Carlile).