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HENDER, Arthur Stuart
| Service Number: | 947 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1914, at Oaklands |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Meningie, South Australia, 24 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Keith, Tatiara, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 3 December 1965, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Keith Cemetery, Tatiara Council, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Bordertown District of Tatiara WW1 Roll of Honor, Keith War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 947, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, at Oaklands | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 947, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 947, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 947, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
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Life before the war
Arthur Stuart Hender was born in Ashville, near Meningie, South Australia. He grew up in a religious family as a Christian and would regularly visit the Church of England.
His daily life was growing crops and herding farm animals, as his occupation was a farmer.
Arthur had not had any previous military experience according to the information that was supplied. He was more of a regular citizen, working to make money and grow crops. Arthur was born into a small family consisting of his mother, Margaret Hender and son of William George Hender. He had no siblings nor grandparents at the time. He was not married before the war, but later he married Mildred Kent Hender.
Life in service
Arthur enlisted on the 8th of December, 1914. His rank was Corporal. He embarked at the age of 21 travelling on a troopship. The specific ship is unknown. Arthur was not moved to another unit and remained in the higher ranks.
He served on Gallipoli and later in Sinai and Palestine. He was hospitalised a few times with illnesses and minor injuries. Although he was more than once promoted, on each occasion he reverted to a lower rank at his own request.
After the war
Arthur had survived the war, with no known injuries. He lived a healthy life as a farmer, all the way to the age of 73. From his return, he had earned many medals for his participation in the war. The first one he received was the 1914-15 Star. This is given to those in the Imperial forces who served in any theatre of the First World War against the Central European Powers during 1914 and 1915. The British War Medal was given to officers and imperial forces and the last medal, the Victory Medal, was awarded in the victory of the war.
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