George Kirby MCARTHUR

MCARTHUR, George Kirby

Service Numbers: 601, 86413
Enlisted: 15 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Special Services AIF
Born: Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 28 January 1880
Home Town: Baulkham Hills, The Hills Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner - later Traveller
Died: Natural causes , Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 27 September 1965, aged 85 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

15 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 601, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Morphettville, South Australia
1 Dec 1914: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
21 Dec 1914: Embarked Corporal, 601, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Thirty-Six, Newcastle
21 Dec 1914: Involvement Corporal, 601, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Thirty-Six embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: ''
9 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 601, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
6 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 601, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
11 Aug 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
15 Nov 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Australian Army Service Corps AIF
12 Mar 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Australian Motor Transport Company
24 Sep 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 601, 2nd Motor Transport Company, HT Kaiser-I-Hind , Taranto, Italy and then transferring to HT Devon, Suez for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 23 November 1918, then by train to Adelaide
22 Jan 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 601, 2nd Motor Transport Company
24 Sep 1919: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 86413, Special Services AIF, Victoria Barracks, Sydney
9 Oct 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 86413, Special Services AIF, SS Valencia, Sydney for United Kingdon - disembarking London 12 December 1919
16 Apr 1920: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 86413, Special Services AIF, SS Hororata, London for return to Australia with wife - disembarking Sydney 18 June 1920
2 Jul 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 86413, Special Services AIF

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