Wallace Hardy ARNOTT

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ARNOTT, Wallace Hardy

Service Numbers:	37375, 260947
Enlisted:	17 February 1917, At Victoria Barracks in Sydney.
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Field Artillery Brigades
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 10 February 1899
Home Town:	Edgecliff, Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Student/Manager
Died:	17 June 1984, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Strathfield WWI Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

17 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37375, Field Artillery Brigades, At Victoria Barracks in Sydney.
5 Nov 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 37375, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
5 Nov 1917:	Embarked Gunner, 37375, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
12 Dec 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 37375, Field Artillery Brigades, Disembarked in Suez (Egypt).
4 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, Field Artillery Brigades
13 Mar 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 37375, Field Artillery Brigades, Proceeded overseas to France via Southhampton (England).
5 Apr 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Field Artillery Brigades
20 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 37375, Field Artillery Brigades, Taken on strength with the Divisional Artillery Column in France.
3 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 37375, Field Artillery Brigades

World War 2 Service

Date unknown:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 260947

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World War II

Branch; Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number; 260947
1940 22 Feb; Promoted to Flying Officer (Probation)
1940 22 Apr; Posted to Station Headquarters Richmond (New South Wales)
1940 12 Aug; Promoted to Temporary Flight Lieutenant
1941 2 Aug; Promoted to Temporary Squadron Leader
1941 8 Sep; Posted to Headquarters Eastern Area in Sydney
1943 21 May; Posted to RAAF Command in Brisbane
1945 4 Apr; Discharged at the rank of Squadron Leader at RAAF Command in Brisbane

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