234199 Pte. Arthur Arnold British Army 1st Btn. Rifle Brigade from:Swaffham Prior Arthur Arnold joined the British Army as a Regular on 28th December 1899. He was working as a clerk and had won prizes for his ace marksmanship in competitions. He and his friend Augusto Walston Arturo Blackbory Bampkin Davis from Montevideo, Uraguay (better named as Arthur Blackburn Bamkins), served then onwards in South Africa, India and Malta. They were held in reserve in August 1914 before shipping to Le Havre. They went straight into battle at Le Cateau. They were in action through every major battle from 1914 to 1918 and Arthur ended service 1919.
Arthur came home and then worked at De Havilland in Hertfordshire.
He loved his football and looking after his chickens. He had four daughters and one son, and lived in Letchworth Garden City and Stotfold. He was a member of the Old Contemptibles and made regular trips to the Cenotaph and the WWI battlefields and cemetery sites.
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