LOADER, Arthur John
| Service Number: | 5710 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Memorials: | Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5710, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5710, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
It has been difficult to find definitive proof of the man listed on the Roll of Honor as ‘A. Loader’. His name was added to the Roll after the official unveiling in October, 1918, so it appears likely that it was submitted by a Bendigo relative. The name ‘Loader’ appears on the Bendigo Electoral Roll for the war years.
Arthur John Loader was born in Bendigo. He was a married man and lived with his wife Christian at Railway Street, Kyabram. He enlisted in Melbourne on 25.2.16 at the age of 29 years and 7 months. He was a Blacksmith, 5’ 6” tall, with a fair complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair. He joined the 22nd Training Battalion on 28.3.16. On 28.4.16 he was appointed to the 18th Reinforcements for the 7th Battalion and allotted Service No. 5710. He embarked for overseas on 3.7.16.
Disembarking in England, he joined the 2nd Training Battalion. (2.9.16) He embarked for France on 22.10.16. After some time spent at the Base Depot he arrived at the 7th Battalion. (7.2.17)
On 16.4.17 the battalion moved forward to the front line at Beaumetz. Arthur John Loader was wounded during the relief, sustaining a shell wound to his face. He was discharged from hospital on 12.8.17 and re-joined the 7th Battalion on 27.8.17.
On 4.10.17 the Battle of Broodseinde began in Belgium. On 5.10.17 Arthur John Loader was Wounded in Action for the 2nd occasion, sustaining shell shock. He was admitted to the Field Ambulance with shell concussion and later transferred to hospital in England with a diagnosis of “debility”. He was discharged from hospital on 15.11.17. He embarked for Australia on 25.1.19.
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honour, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone