MCARTHUR, Duncan
| Service Number: | 5159 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alves, Moray, Scotland, 14 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Trangie, Narromine, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Birnie Public School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, United Kingdom, 10 April 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block O, Plot VIII, Row P, Grave No. 1, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France, Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5159, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5159, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5159, 2nd Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Duncan McArthur was the son of William and Isabella McArthur, of Plewlands, Duffus, Elgin, Scotland. He had only arrived in Australia from Scotland during 1915 and was working on a farm at Trangie when he enlisted. Duncan was severely wounded at Bullecourt on the 9 April 1917 and he died the next day in a hospital in Rouen.
Duncan’s sister in Scotland filled out his roll of honour circular and she stated ‘His elder brother William was wounded and taken prisoner in March 1918, and died in Germany on 15 May 1918. His regiment was the Seaforth Highlanders, belonging to Morayshire.’ 204598 Private William McArthur is buried in the Berlin South-Western Cemetery.