ARTHUR, George Alfred
| Service Number: | 2032 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 April 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenburnie, Mount Gambier, South Australia, 15 May 1887 |
| Home Town: | Wail, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wail South State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, In the Field, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dimboola Memorial High School WWI Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2032, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2032, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Third Ypres |
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Father William Arthur and Mother Eliza (nee DUNN), Glenburnie, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Brother #2031 Herbert John ARTHUR, 38th Battalion, killed in action, 13 October 1917.
Described on enlisting as 29 years old; single
Methodist.
7/4/1916 Enlisted in Melbourne
25/9/1916 Embarked from Melbourne onboard the HMAT A9 Shropshire
38th Battalion, 3rd reinforcements
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13/10/1917 Killed in action - Passchendaele
buried in: No known grave
Commemorated in The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel 25, Belgium
Medals:
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 22/10/2014. Lest we forget.
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