226084 L/Cpl. Arthur George Hall British Army 2nd Btn. Suffolk Regiment from:Nuneaton My Grandfather Arthur Hall had previously served in the Boar War at end of century and at some point he was in Belfast. But when war broke out he was in civilian life. We have established he joined up again on 12th of November 1914. He was shipped to France on 6th of July 1915. At this point we cannot find out what he did in France.
However we pick up the trail in Switzerland where he was interned at Murren on 19th December 1916. The German and British governments had an agreement to intern prisoners of war in neutral countries. Arthur Hall had been a POW in Venant d'Ohrdruf Germany. When and how he became a POW we do not know. He was transferred to Switzerland end of 1916 with a wound to left hand. At some point my grandmother visited my grandfather in Switzerland. There was a charitable organisation which took soldiers' wives to see them when they were interned.
He was discharged on 26th March 1919 by reason of "wounds". That year in December my mother was born on 30/12/19. We believed he was also gassed at some point during the war. He died as a civilian during WW2.
Any information would be appreciated.
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