BRIERLEY, Arthur
| Service Numbers: | 247, 3026 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whitby's Farm, Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Meanwood Council School |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer/Groom |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium XLIV A 8, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 247, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 247, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 247, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3026, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3026, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 3026, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3026 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Arthur and Sarah BRIERLEY, 5 Tower Buildings, Chorley Qld Road, Bolton, Lancs.
KILLED IN ACTION.
CORPL. ARTHUR BRIERLEY.
Word has been received in Lithgow, by a personal friend, that Corpl. Arthur Brierley, a Lithgow lad, was killed in action in France, late in September. The deceased soldier originally enlisted in Brisbane at the outbreak of war, and was at the Gallipoli landing. Later he was incapacitated by shell concussion, and returned to Australia and obtained work at the small arms factory. After 12 months so employed, he re-enlisted and sailed for England in November, 1916. Corpl. Brierley, who was just 22, had no relatives in this country, his parents residing in Bolton, England. He was a very popular young man, while residing in Lithgow, and many friends will regret to hear of his death.
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