DARBY, Arthur Kingsley
| Service Number: | 2161 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, 3 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Harness maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 28 August 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2161, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2161, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2161, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2161, 4th Field Company Engineers, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2161 awm_unit: 4th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julie Roberts
"...2161 Private Arthur Kingsley Darby, 1st Field Company Engineers, of Moore Park, NSW. A harness maker prior to enlistment Pte Darby initially served with the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force in New Guinea between 11th August 1914 and 4th March 1915. Following his discharge he re-enlisted in the A.I.F. and embarked with the 11th Reinforcements on HMAT Beltana from Sydney on 9th November 1915. After transferring to 4th Field Company Engineers, he was promoted to Lance Corporal (L Cpl) and was killed in action at Pozieres, France on 28 August 1916 and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux memorial." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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