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DORLING, Arthur Robert Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4700 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Unley, South Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Goodwood Public School and Unley High School |
| Occupation: | Fitter & Turner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Hindmarsh WW1 Roll of Honour Heroes of the Great War, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Museum Honour Board, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4700, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4700, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4700, 48th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4700 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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"LATE PTE. A. R. G. DORLING.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Dorling, of 54 Mary street, Unley, have been informed that their youngest son Pte. A. R. G. Dorling, was killed in action in France on October 12. He enlisted in the in- fantry, A.I.F., 18 months ago. The deceased was 20 years of age." - from the Adelaide Register 10 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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