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Pte. Arthur William Theobald
British Army Essex Regiment
from:Great Wigborough, Colchester,Essex.
I never met my Grandfather Arthur William Theobald,but knew that he had served in the First World War. He enlisted at Colchester in Essex on 28th November 1914. He served 3 years and 332 days. As far as I have been informed his position took a direct hit from a German shell.All his mates were killed but somehow he survived. He had a gunshot wound to his right arm and had to have part his right leg amputated. Am not sure but think he was wounded at The Somme. I have just the one photo of him although not in his uniform, it shows one of his medals and his silver badge.

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