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MCARTHUR, Archibald Neil
| Service Number: | 3757 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1916, at Mount Gambier |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millicent, South Australia, September 1877 |
| Home Town: | Millicent, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 21 March 1943, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3757, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Mount Gambier | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3757, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 3757, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 3757, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, 3757, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Archibald Neil Mcarthur, the brother of Elizabeth Macarthur, bravely fought and served for his mother country Australia in World War One. He was born in approximately September 1877 and grew up in the well known country town of Millicent. His service number was 3757. For the first part of his life he was a farmer and grazier. Neil continued to do this until the age of 38. On 18 April 1916 Neil bravely stepped up to enlist as an Australian Soldier for World War One. He embarked for overseas service on 21 September.
While in Europe, Archibald served with the 32nd Battalion, and first joined them in January 1917. He was soon promoted to Lance Corporal and then Corporal. He was wounded in action on 24 October 1917, and spent a few months recovering from this wound. He was wounded again on 29 July 1918, this time in the hand and leg. He was still in convalescence when the war ended, and he returned to Australia in 1919.