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VERRALL, Arthur Arthur John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5668 |
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Enlisted: | 4 April 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Earlswood, Redhill Surrey, England, 1882 |
Home Town: | Maddington, Gosnells, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Earlswood School, England |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Poperinghe, Belgium, 28 September 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX11V, Row B, Grave 19A. Headstone inscription reads: Ever remember by his loving wife and son |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gosnells Road Board HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5668, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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26 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5668, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: '' | |
26 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5668, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Surada, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Christian name 'Arthur' was duplicated.
Arrived in Australia at the age of 29 years having previously served in the Royal Marines Light Infantry, England. Son of Amos Verrall and Ellen Verral of Redhill, Surrey, England.
Husband of Edith Harriet Verrall of Austin Avenue, Maddington, WA.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal