ISAACSON, Arnold
| Service Numbers: | 488, V350861 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 29 March 1885 |
| Home Town: | Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia , 17 January 1960, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cassia Garden 1 Shrub 1 |
| Memorials: | Sydney The Great Synagogue Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 488, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 488, 1st Divisional Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 488, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
| 2 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Divisional Train |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V350861 | |
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| 21 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Private, V350861, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 17 Jul 1944: | Discharged Private, V350861, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) | |
| 17 Jul 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V350861 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...During the First World War Lieutenant Arnold Isaacson served in the Middle East, on the Western Front and in England with No. 1 Company, 1st Divisional Train, Australian Army Service Corps (AASC). He also served with the Volunteer Defence Force during the Second World War. Isaacson was the father of the official Army Directorate of Public Relations photographer Barbara Joan Isaacson, and also of Flight Lieutenant Peter Isaacson (/explore/people/800263), a Pathfinder pilot with RAF Bomber Command who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), the Air Force Cross (AFC) and the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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