AMOS, D'Arcy
| Service Number: | 1999 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 11 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heart Attack, Brisbane, Qld., 18 February 1949, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 5 | Section 23 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1999, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1999, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1999, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Amos Edward Richardson and Margaretha Kebbel
Changed Name By Deed Poll
Nephew of George WESLEY
Of Murgon, Nanango Line, Qld.
Military Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack on our positions opposite DERNANCOURT and ALBERT on April 5th 1918. When the heavy shelling in the vicinity of the Battery cut all telephone wires, he and two others went out without hesitation and succeeded in keeping the most urgent line in repair all the time. By his constant work on lines and disregard of danger under heavy and continued shell fire throughout the day, he rendered valuable service and enabled his Battery Commander to keep in communication and receive urgent tactical messages without delay.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185
Date: 27 November 1918
Mr. D Arcy Amos, senr., was a well-known Brisbane business and sporting man. He was sales manager for Queensland for Eagers Motors Ltd., and had been with the firm 25 years. He was prominent in Freemasonry, and was a past president of the Masonic Club. He was a keen fisherman, and a member of the Royal Queensland Golf Club. Mr. Amos, who was 53, received the Military Medal while serving with the Signal Corps in the First World War. He leaves a wife and two sons. His funeral will leave Hislops funeral parlours at 10 a.m. on Monday. A Masonic service will be held at the crematorium at 10.30 a.m.
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