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VERRALL, Arthur John Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2777 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Houghton, South Australia, 25 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Houghton, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Grange, South Australia, 28 August 1931, aged 42 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Houghton Cemetery, S.A. Interred on 1 September 1931 |
| Memorials: | Houghton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2777, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2777, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2777, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2777, 50th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right thigh. Embarked for England aboard HS Princess Elizabeth on 31 December 1917 | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2777, 50th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe wound to the right thigh. Invalided to England on 5 May 1918 | |
| 2 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2777, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2777, 50th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Verrall and Amelia Sarah Verrall nee Hoad of Hermitage, Houghton, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 3 October 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1925c Arthur married Susan Alice Lucas in Tasmania.