Ralph Irving ARNOLD

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Service Number:	754
Enlisted:	14 December 1914
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St Leonards, Sydney New South Wales, Australia, 3 August 1888
Home Town:	North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station overseer
Died:	Killed In Action, Monquet Farm, France, 8 August 1916, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval
Memorials:	Dalby St. John's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board

14 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 754, 2nd Light Horse Regiment
9 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 754, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières
9 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 754, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Brisbane
17 May 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Regiment
12 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion
17 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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