George Alexander ARTHUR

ARTHUR, George Alexander

Service Number: SX12415
Enlisted: 26 April 1941, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Bowden, SA, 16 January 1916
Home Town: Norwood (SA), South Australia
Schooling: Brompton Public School
Occupation: Stores Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Egypt, 22 July 1942, aged 26 years
Cemetery: El Alamein War Cemetery
Plot A111, Row H, Grave 20
Memorials: Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Gambier War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

26 Apr 1941: Involvement Private, SX12415, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
26 Apr 1941: Enlisted Adelaide, South Australia
26 Apr 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX12415, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Involvement

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Biography

Son of Thomas and Isabell Arthur of 16 Chapel Street, Norwood.

Husband of Gladys Ivy Arthur, of Kensington, South Australia.

Married with three children and residing at 20 Wood Avenue Croydon, George was 25 years old when he enlisted.  Educated at Brompton Public School he followed all outdoor sports and was fond of swimming.  In civilian life he worked at gardening and other occupations in the city and suburbs.  At the time of his enlistment he was in the employ of the S.A. Railways Goods Sheds.   Enlisting in April 1941, George trained at Woodside and left Australia for the Middle East in September 1941.   Private Arthur was killed in action in Egypt on July 22, 1942.

FOR HIS FAMILY HE DID HIS BEST. HIS WILLING HANDS NOW AT REST

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