ARTHUR, George Alexander
| Service Number: | SX12415 |
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| 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 |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, SX12415, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12415, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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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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