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Alexander MacPherson ARNOLD

Regimental number3757
Date of birth22 March 1894
Place of birthKilcoy, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressKilcoy, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height5' 4"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Arnold, Kilcoy, Queensland
Enlistment date19 October 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Discharge date13 August 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 14 October 1916 (gun shot wound, back and chest).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 4 May 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 13 August 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death9 July 1964
Age at death70
Place of burialKilcoy Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, ARNOLD Alexander MacPherson

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