CARPENTER, Arthur Clazebrook
| Service Number: | 2804 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Glebe Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2804, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2804, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney |
Arthur Clazebook Carpenter
Arthur Clazebook Carpenter (Reg. #2804) enlisted in the AIF on the 7th June 1915 at Victoria Barracks, Paddington. He listed himself as being 23yrs & 9 mths of age and was working as a ‘Groom’, but gave his mother’s postal address as 11 Charles Street, Forest Lodge, Sydney. He was 5’5.25” tall, grey eyes, fair complexion with fair hair, and was a C of E. He embarked from Australia on the 30th September 1915 aboard the Argyllshire. He was initially assigned to the 9th Reinforcements in Egypt from 6th Jan 1916 then on the 13th February to the 53rd Battalion in defence of the Suez Canal against the Turks. On the 8th March he was transferred to the 5th Divison A.F.A. and from there was ‘taken on strength’ by the 25th Howitzer Brigade at Tel el Kebir and posted to the 114th Battery, and transferred again to the 115th Battery 2 months later. On the 19th June 1916 his section proceeded from Alexandria aboard the ‘Canada’ to France and disembarked in Marseilles on the 25th June. He was then transferred to the 114th Battery and fought with the 14th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) for the remainder of the war as a Gunner and Saddler.
He returned to Australia aboard the ‘Kildonian Castle’ on the 21st March 1919. He disembarked on the 19th May 1919 and was discharged on the 2nd July 1919. On the 12th March 1920 he received the 1914/15 Star (#2147), the British War Medal (#19104) and the Victory Medal (#18885).
Submitted 13 September 2016 by Tracy Rockwell