ARCUS, Walter Kingsford
| Service Number: | NX96202 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 May 1942, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Australian Armoured Brigade |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 August 1908 |
| Home Town: | Cammeray, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Traveller |
| Died: | Flying Accident, At sea (between Ambon and Darwin), 19 December 1945, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated ~ Column 7 Ambon Memorial, Maluku, Indonesia. |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Craftsman, NX96202 | |
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| 19 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX96202, Paddington, NSW | |
| 8 Dec 1945: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 4th Australian Armoured Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mari Walker
Private Walter Kingsford Arcus was born in August 1908, the son of James and Kate Arcus. In 1938 he married Cassie Louisa Hughes. He enlisted in the AIF on 19 May 1942, initially serving in New South Wales, then to the Northern Territory for a year from September 1942. From September 1943 until June 1945 he saw further service within Australia and was then sent to Moratai (now part of Indonesia). Private Arcus was wounded at the end of 1945 and was medically evacuated aboard an RAAF aircraft which went missing between Ambon and Darwin. His date of death was given as 19 December 1945 and his name has been memorialised on Column 7 to the Ambon Memorial, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia.
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