ALPHEY, Arthur Richard
| Service Number: | 2124 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarraville, Victoria, Australia, 8 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Cranbourne, Casey, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 September 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Narrandera WW1 War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2124, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2124, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2124, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 2124, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2124 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Arthur enlisted in the AIF on 16 May 1916. He initially listed his father, George Alphey a resident of Deniliquin NSW, as his next of kin, but this was later changed to his new wife, May, resident in Narrandera, NSW. It seems he was given 6 days leave from 16 May to 22 May 1916 which may have been to enable him to marry. On the 25 September 1917 Arthur was killed in action while serving with the 57th Battalion, during the Battle of Polygon Wood, near Ypres in Belgium. He was "buried at Sheet 28NW I.18.a.7.9 rear of Hooge Crater" according to his service file. Hooge Crater was formed by a giant mine explosion in 1916. As his body was never recovered, he is remembered at the Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium. In late 1917 his wife new May received a small parcel containing his effects comprising a wallet, note book, photos and some cigarette cards.