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PERRETT, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2781 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Remount Unit |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1869 |
| Home Town: | Kinbombi, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 9 December 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Goomeri Cemetery, Queensland Plot Monumental, Row O, #28 |
| Memorials: | Goomeri & District Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2781, 2nd Remount Unit, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2781, 2nd Remount Unit, HMAT Malakuta, Sydney | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2781, 2nd Remount Unit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Arthur Perrett was born in London, England around 1969, a son to George Perrott and Caroline Perrott (nee Sibun). Its unclear when he emigrated to Australia but it appears he spent his life working as a Grazier in the regional areas of Gympie, Qld.
He served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 112 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 2781 in the 2nd Remount Unit, AIF WW1.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 481; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).
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