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VAN HOMRIGH, Arthur Arding
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 58170 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1918, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Greenslopes, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 June 1987, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Balmoral Cemetery, Qld Row 7, Grave 287 |
| Memorials: | Coorparoo Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 58170, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 4 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 58170, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Embarked Private, 58170, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, HMAT Bakara, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, From reinforcements. | |
| 21 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 58170, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry George Van Homrigh and Harriet Sophia Barry Van Homrigh nee Hollingworth of Cornwall Street, Greenslopes, QLD. Brother of Edwin William Hollingworth Van Homrigh who returned to Australia on 31 July 1918 having served with the 5th Motor Transport Company
Commenced return to Australia on 12 April 1919 aboard HT Suffolk disembarking on 5 June 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medal: British War Medal
On 17 November 1924 Arthur married Jessie Melrose Galbraith in QLD. Jessie died in QLD during 1930