HURRELL, Arthur
| Service Number: | 3870 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rayleigh, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Florist |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3870, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3870, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
My Great Grandfather
Arthur Hurrell was 5ft 4'. A florist from Northcote, Victoria who lied about his age to join the AIF.
While on duty he got in to trouble a few times, once for threatening a superior officer. After returning home from the war having fought it some of Australia's most historic battles (Pozières in the Somme valley in July 1916), he never spoke of the war again.
He was discharged in Melbourne on the 29th of June 1919
Submitted 23 April 2015 by Ed Kinder
Biography
Arthur Hurrell may have possibly lied about his age in 1915 to join the AIF and served in the 5th Battalion, They took part in the Anzac landing on 25 April 1915, as part of the second wave.
After the withdrawal from Gallipoli, the battalion returned to Egypt and, in March 1916, sailed for France and the Western Front. From then until 1918 the battalion was heavily involved in operations against the German Army.
He was discharged in Melbourne on the 29th of June 1919
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