222024 Pte. James Arthur Hudson British Army 11th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment (d.6th Aug 1916) My grandfather was wounded on the Somme on the first day. He was lucky in that he was found and shipped back to Leeds. Unfortunately, he died there a month after being wounded. He died from what my father described as 'Lock-Jaw'.
At 3 years of age my father was taken to see him the family thinking he wouldn't remember the visit. I can say he did. However, I would not have been born but for my grandfather's death, as my father's situation was so dire he was taken to live with his aunt who lived in a different part of Yorkshire. This is where he met my mother.
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