METCALFE, Arnold Selwyn
| Service Number: | 1030 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Young, NSW, 16 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Young District High School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 19 April 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jerusalem War Cemetery H II |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Young Pitstone Honor Roll, Young St. John the Evangelist Church Great War Memorial Window |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1030, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1030, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacEwen embarkation_ship_number: A65 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1030, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacEwen, Sydney | |
| 19 Apr 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1030, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1030 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ARNOLD SELWYN METCALFE was born at Young, New South Wales, on 16th January, 1894. He was the sixth son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Joseph Metcalfe. He was educated at the District School, Young, and joined the service of the Bank in the same town on 23rd November, 1910. A few days later he was transferred to Cowra; in August, 1911, to Eugowra, as assistant; in April, 1912, to Narrandera; and in September, 1914, to Stockinbingal.
Arnold Metcalfe enlisted on 15th February, 1915, and sailed from Australia with the 6th Reinforcements of the 1st Light Horse at end of June as lance-corporal. He saw service on Gallipoli from end of September until the evacuation; then, with his regiment, he took part in the campaign in Syria and Palestine, being engaged in the Battles of Romani and El Arish, and took part in the capture of Jerusalem. In the meantime he had been promoted to corporal.
He went on with his comrades to Bethlehem and the Jordan, where he was killed by a high explosive shell on 19th April, 1918, while on reconnaissance duty. He was about to receive his commission for the excellent service he had rendered during the whole of the campaign in which he took part. He was buried on the Jericho Road, near the Jordan.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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