BROCK, Arthur Robert Arundel
| Service Number: | 162 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 162, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 162, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne |
Arthur Robert Arundel Brock
Australian Light Horseman
Trooper Arthur Robert Arundel Brock
Born in Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa on 19 Sep 1884 he emigrated to Australia in 1911 settling in Victoria where he was employed as a Station Overseer
At the age of 30 he enlisted in the AIF at Broadmeadows on 13 Nov 1914 being allocated as Trooper with A Squadron of the 8th Light Horse Regiment
He embarked for the Middle East on 25 Feb 1915 arriving in Egypt in Apr
The Light Horse was deployed to Gallipoli in May to reinforce the infantry units that had been taking heavy casualties since landing at Anzac Cove on 25 Apr, however, it appears Arthur was "left with kit & bags" at Overseas Base Ghezireh where he remained until the return of the remnants of the 8th Light Horse following their devastation losses at the Nek in Aug & subsequent evacuation of the peninsular
He rejoined the Regt at Alexandria on 28 Dec
In 1916 he was with the Regt for the Battle of Romani & subsequent follow-up operations during the Battle of Bir el Abd in Aug where he was wounded in action, suffering a gunshot wound to his right forearm on 9 Aug
He was invalided to Australia for treatment in Sep & subsequently discharged from the AIF on 1 Apr 1917
Arthur married Nellie Frances Eades of Lisson Grove, Hawthorn in Jul 1920
He passed away in Heidelberg VIC on 5 Jul 1966 at the age of 81 & was interred at Springvale Botanical Cemetery
Submitted 8 July 2024 by James Coleman