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ARNEY, Reginald Hopetoun
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1625 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodside, SA, 23 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sefton Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 7 April 1983, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Wall 113 Niche E008 |
| Memorials: | Karoonda Wanbi WW1 Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Smithfield Honor Roll WW1, Virginia District WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1625, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1625, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 1625 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1625, 4th Divisional Signal Company |
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Son of William Henry ARNEY and Rachel Moore nee LINDSAY
Biography contributed by Xavier Two Wells
Reginald Hopetoun Arney was born on the 23rd of July in 1894, in Woodside. South Australia. Prior to enlistment he worked as a Farmer at various locations north of Adelaide and in the Riverland.
At the age of 21 he enlisted to the Australian Imperial Force on the 15th of March 1916, followed by basic training at Mitcham.
On the 11 of April Reginald boarded the HMAT Aeneas at Adelaide bound for the Middle East. After some further training he proceeded to France and was taken on strength with 4th Australian Division Signals Company.
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