ARNOLD, Edgar
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 December 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | Kent, England, 30 August 1885 |
| Home Town: | Forestville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Methodist Clergyman |
| Died: | North Adelaide, SA, 21 June 1945, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mitcham Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 7 Dec 1917: | Enlisted |
War Service
Received commission of Captain 7 December 1916
Embarked 16 December 1916 per 'Berrima'
Voyage only
Age: 31 years
Returned to Australia 17 March 1917 per 'Beltana'
Submitted 2 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Death of Rev. E. Arnold
Death of Rev. E. Arnold
The Rev Edgar Arnold secretary of the Methodist Conference, died in the Memorial Hospital early today. Mr. Arnold. who was 59 has left a widow. His funeral will leave the Unley Methodist Church. King William road. Hyde Park. after a service at' 11 a.m. tomorrow, for the Mitcham Cemetery. He was taken suddenly ill yesterday and went into hospital last night. The late Mr. Arnold came from England in 1907. and joined the Methodist Ministry soon after his arrival in Australia. He had been district chairman both at Broken Hill and Yorke Peninisula. This was his second year as sccretary of the Methodist Conference. He left Maylands Methodist Church to become superintendent of the Unley-Goodwood circuit in April. The president of the Methodist Conference (the Rev. C. B.Holmes) said today: "Mr. Arnold was as a great friend to everybody and will be mourned by a very wide circle of people. His death is a great loss to the church."
News Thursday 21 June 1945 page 4
Submitted 8 October 2015 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Death of Rev. E. Arnold
The Rev Edgar Arnold secretary of the Methodist Conference, died in the Memorial Hospital early today. Mr. Arnold. who was 59 has left a widow. His funeral will leave the Unley Methodist Church. King William road. Hyde Park. after a service at 11 a.m. tomorrow, for the Mitcham Cemetery. He was taken suddenly ill yesterday and went into hospital last night. The late Mr. Arnold came from England in 1907. and joined the Methodist Ministry soon after his arrival in Australia. He had been district chairman both at Broken Hill and Yorke Peninisula. This was his second year as secretary of the Methodist Conference. He left Maylands Methodist Church to become superintendent of the Unley-Goodwood circuit in April. The president of the Methodist Conference (the Rev. C. B.Holmes) said today: "Mr. Arnold was as a great friend to everybody and will be mourned by a very wide circle of people. His death is a great loss to the church."
News Thursday 21 June 1945 page 4
Biography
Husband of Myrtle ARNOLD
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