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HAILSTONE, Arthur John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 641 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | St.Giles-in-the-Fields, London, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Muswellbrook, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Greenwich Higher Grade School, London, England |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1V, Row D, Grave 17 Chaplain G. Green officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 641, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 641, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 641, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 641, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded but considered to be fit enough for light duties | |
| 7 Jun 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 641, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 641 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in the Australia aged 17 and a half years
Son of Arthur John Hailstone of 'Ivy Cottage', South Road, Saffron, Essex, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Roll of Honour Circular - His father wrote:- Had a very fair education, at school until 16 years. Possessed much grit and perseverance, and would have proved a very useful subject to the State