ARTHUR, Clive
| Service Number: | 1537 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lismore High School |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger's assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Cairo, Egypt, 24 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1537, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 30 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1537, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1537, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 6 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 1537, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Battle of Beersheba | |
| 24 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1537, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1537 awm_unit: 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-11-24 |
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Private Clive Arthur
Clive was born in Lismore, NSW, was never married and he enlisted in the army. When he enlisted on the 20th of July 1915, he was a private and left to go to war at the age of 18. Clive was educated at Lismore High School and after leaving he became an ironmonger’s assistant. His religion was Methodist. Clive was part of the 2nd Light Horse, 12th reinforcement. Clive holds a British War Medal and a Victory Medal. He served in Egypt, Palestine and at Gallipoli. Clive died of wounds in Egypt on the 24th of November 1917. He is buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery row O grave twenty two at the age of 20. Clive served in the army cadets before transferring to the Australian Army to serve in Egypt, Palestine and in the First World War at Gallipoli where he was shot and killed by an enemy gunman at Gallipoli. He died from wounds on the battlefield.
Clive’s service number was 1537, His cousin who also served in the war was Private Leslie Arthur from the 2nd Light Horse Regiment who was killed in battle on the 7th of August 1915.
"...1537 Trooper Clive Arthur, 3rd Australian Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps, of Lismore, NSW. Tpr Arthur, an ironmonger’s assistant prior to enlistment on 20 July 1915, embarked with 2nd Light Horse Regiment on HMAT Suffolk on 30 November 1915 from Sydney. He died of wounds he received in Egypt on 24 November 1917, aged 20 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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