Regimental number | 220 |
Place of birth | Giles Corner, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Arthur, farmer, Giles Corner, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in Cadets; 1 year in 23rd Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Takeda', 24 December 1918; disembarked Adelaide, 6 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right leg), Adelaide, 8 April 1919. War service: 4 years 189 days (of which 3 years 363 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. Plaque on headstone states age at death as 51. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 53 |
Place of burial | Riverton General Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ARTHUR Albert George |