Regimental number | 2555 |
Place of birth | East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
School | East Ardsley School, Yorkshire, and St James School, Longton, Staffordshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 30 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 14 Carrington Road, Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 141 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Arnold, Hilderston, Staffordshire, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 11), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Hannah ARNOLD, Hilderstone, Staffordshire, England. Native of East Ardsley, Yorks, England |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Captain Charles William ARNOLD, Ceylon Rifles; Thomas Frederick ARNOLD, Veterinary Surgeon. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to 55th Bn from 5th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; joined 55th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 26 July 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Handwritten note on B.103, 'buried B5025'. Note, Red Cross File No 140101: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Statement, 1658 O.P. MARTIN, 55th Bn (patient, 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, England), 14 January 1917: 'Informant ['eyewitness'] states that on July 19th he saw Arnold's body brought in.' Second dtatement, 1658 O.P. MARTIN, 55th Bn (patient, Brandenburg Military Hospital), 8 February 1917: I know that Arnold is killed. I saw his body, he had been wounded in the stomach. This was at Fromelles.I was out with a stretcher party; another party brought him in.' Third statement, 2846 Pte S. MURRAY, D Company, 55th Bn (patient, 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, Hollymoore, England), 14 February 1917: 'Informant states that about three weeks after July 20 at Fromelles, J. Arnold was found in "No Man's Land" and was buried.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ARNOLD John
Red Cross File No 140101 |