SOUTH, Arthur Roy Desborough
| Service Numbers: | 1427, 2300 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Victoria Park State School, Abbotsford |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1427, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1427, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1427, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1427, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2300, 6th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2300 Private Arthur Desborough South, 6th Battalion, of Abbotsford, Vic. A boiler maker prior to enlisting in November 1914, Pte South embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements from Melbourne on board HMAT Clan Macgillivray (A46) on 2 February 1915. He was killed in action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli on 7 August 1915. He was 20 years of age. Pte South's brother, 3932 Corporal Frank Joseph John South was killed in action on 19 June 1916 during the Battle of Fromelles, France. A cousin of the South brothers, 4748 Pte Percy Colston Caines, 59th Battalion, was also killed at Fromelles on 19 June 1916." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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