ARNOLD, Rupert John
| Service Number: | 15724 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Warwickshire, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Tamworth Grammar School, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 29 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Flanders, Belgium Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Oakey War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 15724 | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 15724, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 15724, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 29 Jul 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 15724, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 15724 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-07-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Arnold died of wounds received at Poperinghe, Belgium 29 July 1917. Rupert John Arnold's brother, Guy Hartley Arnold was killed on 26 April 1916 at Fleurbaix, and another brother Kenneth Arnold MM survived the war. All three Hartley brothers were born in England and served in the AIF. A letter on file at the Australian War Memorial from Arnold's father, dated 4 August 1927, is supportive of the work of the Memorial in replying to the Memorial's request for material "I willingly accede firstly because I am grateful for the Australian gov[ernmen]t interest in the history of all her sons who died; secondly letters that are saved memories and not for perhaps idle curiosity are best deposited as a national trust; of no historical value & chiefly intimate they give a typical clue to the characters etc. of those who wrote them".
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