George ARRIGHI

Regimental number4053
Place of birthPaddington, New South Wales
SchoolRedfern Public School, George Street, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationInstrument maker
Address40 Young Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, J B Arrighi, 40 Young Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Previous military service26th Infantry
Enlistment date3 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 11 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, France
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBecourt Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave No. 19), Becordel-Becourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ellen ARRIGHI, 124 Young Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal