Lieut. -Commander Arthur Asquith, WW1
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Lieut. -Commander Arthur Asquith, WW1
Arthur Asquith (1883-1939), third son of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, who served in the Royal Naval Division during the First World War. Arthur, who was nicknamed Oc within the family took to military life well. He received the DSO for his actions at Gallipoli but was badly wounded which led to him taking a staff position. In 1917, he was promoted to the command of the 189th Division on the Western Front where he was involved in heavy fighting earning two bars to add to his DSO and being wounded twice. He retired from the military in 1918 with the rank of Brigadier-General. His injuries had demanded the amputation of one of his legs. Date: 1916
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