ALLSOPP, Arthur
| Service Number: | 2569 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 May 1915, Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ripley, Derby, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Church of England School, Ripley, England |
| Occupation: | Boiler maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Zonnebeke, Belgium, 2 November 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Biography contributed by Aberfoyle Park High School
Arthur Allsopp, was the son of Sarah Allsopp and Joseph Allsopp, was born in the place called Ripley, (England). He was employed as a boilermaker, and worked as one for 8 years at the Butterley Company in Ripley, Derbyshire. After 31 years of peaceful life he decided to move to South Australia, Adelaide. When the First World War started he enlisted as a private on 26 May 1915 and embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board the HMAT Morea. During the war he served in Egypt, Gallipoli and Western Front. He was wounded twice, once in France on 23 of July 1916 (it was a general shrapnel wound to the face) and second time also in France but a year after, on 5 September 1917 (accidentally wounded in the hip by Pte Kelliher).He was killed in Action on 2nd of November in the year of 1917.
Biography
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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