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8732 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Arthur Jarmyn was born around 1888 in Glemsford, the son of Amos and Emma Jarmyn. His father was a cocoa mat maker and the family lived at Bells Lane before moving to 17 Garden Row in Sudbury.
Before the war Arthur was a regular soldier serving with the Cameronians and was with the battalion in South Africa. When he left the army he joined the South African Mounted Police.
When war broke out in August 1914 Arthur and his wife were living in South Africa and he returned to Sudbury to enlist and rejoin his old regiment. He first served in a theatre of war in France on 11January 1915.
The battalion initially formed part of 19th Brigade, 6th Division but in August 1915 the Brigade had been transferred to the 2nd Division and saw action at the Battle of Loos (25 September 15 October 1915) and in November it was transferred to the 33rd Division. In the summer of 1916 the 33rd Division saw action in the opening phases of the Battle of the Somme including the Battle of Albert (1 13 July 1916) and Battle of Bazentin Ridge (14 17 July 1916). It is not known when Arthur was wounded.
Arthur died of wounds on 21 July 1916 and lies buried in Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. A Cross of remembrance was laid by his grave in March 2014.
Arthur was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. He is also remembered on the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.
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