HALE, Arthur Kelvin
| Service Number: | NX86980 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia, 23 November 1922 |
| Home Town: | Breeza, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Copley, South Australia, 11 May 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Plot C. Row B. Grave 16, Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gunnedah Cenotaph, Gunnedah Remembrance Grove |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Signalman, NX86980 | |
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| 2 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX86980 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Arthur William and Elizabeth Hale of Breeza, NSW
Signalman Arthur Kelvin Hale NX86980 of Number 18 Line of Command Signals Unit, Australian Corps of Signals was killed in a railway accident between Beltana and Copley, SA on the Alice Springs line while enroute to Darwin.
Three other Army personnel were killed in this incident:
Gunner Henry Roy Caban NX133858 (N155190) of Number 1 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Gunner Gordon Victor Lehman Service Number SX30556 of 149 Light Anti Aircraft Battery; Royal Australian Artillery
Corporal Theodore Lester Keith Przibilla SX9604 of Number 1 Telegraph / Switchboard Operating Section, Australian Corps of Signals
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