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OTTERSPOOR, Arnold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1210 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Utrecht, Holland, 19 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 1968, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1210, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1210, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1210, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Born in Holland, Arnold was the son of Servanus and Henderika Otterspoor, who emigrated to Australia from Holland during 1920 with their remaining children.
Arnold and his brothers had come out to Brisbane during 1912 and they all enlisted in the AIF.
A younger brother, 464 Francis Jacob Otterspoor, 32st Bn, was killed in action at Fromelles, France 19 July 1916. Arnold’s twin brother 3900 Pte John Otterspoor, 4th Pioneer Bn, was killed in action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 22 May 1918.
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