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HIRST, Arthur Havelock
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 326, N30047 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | BUNDABERG, QLD, 13 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk - later Town Clerk Kur-ing-gai Council |
| Died: | Natural causes, Yamba, New South Wales, Australia, 4 January 1968, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 326 | |
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| 13 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 326, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 326, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 326, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 14 Nov 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW right buttock | |
| 28 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 61st Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 54th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated on being appointed to a commission in the Indian Army. |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N30047 | |
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| 8 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N30047 | |
| 18 Apr 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N30047 |
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