ARNOLD, Alfred
| Service Number: | 1467 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, August 1875 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 7 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Plot I, Row D, Grave # 4, Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1467 | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1467, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1467, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Involvement Driver, 1467, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1467 awm_unit: 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-10-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born Port Melbourne, Victoria
Wife: Margaret Winifred Arnold, lived at 35 Ryan Street, East Brunswick, VIC
later moved to 173 Arthurton Road, Northcote
Children: (all lived with their mother at 173 Arthurton Road, Northcote)
Stepson: Donald Stewart
Son: Alfred Arnold
Son: James Arnold
Daughter: Margaret L Arnold
Described on enlisting as 39 years 11 months of age; married; 5' 3" tall; 11 stone 11 lbs;
fresh complexion; brown eyes; dark brown hair; Church of England
08/07/1915 enlisted in Melbourne, VIC
23/11/1915 embarked from Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A40 Ceramic
as a Private with 9th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
28/12/1915 taken on strength 2nd regiment, Heliopolis
06/03/1916 taken on strength 3rd Light Horse Reserve regiment, Heliopolis
01/04/1916 transferred to 5th Divisional Artillery
02/04/1916 taken on strength 15th Field Artillery Brigade, mustered as a Gunner, Ismalia
18/04/1916 mustered Driver with 15th Field Artillery Brigade, Ferry Post
joined A.A.T.D at Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt
01/08/1916 embarked onboard Lake Manitoba ex Alexandria, to join British Expeditionary
Forces, ex Alexandria
07/09/1916 marched dout to Tidworth Hospital, England - nasal polypus
24/10/1916 marched out to Boyton, England
26/10/1916 transferred to 22nd Field Artillery Brigade
26/03/1917 proceeding overseas to France
26/04/1917 marched out to Artillery Training School, Etaples, France
17/05/1917 marched out to 2nd Division Artillery, Etaples, France
21/05/1917 transferred as a Driver with 4th Field Artillery Brigade
21/05/1917 taken on strength as a Driver with 12th Field Artillery Brigade
19/07/1917 transferred to 11th Battery
07/10/1917 killed in action a the Third Battle of Ypres, Belgium
Buried in: Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium
Plot I, Row D, Grave 4
His name is commemorated on Panel 13 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: 1914/15 Star (25384), British War medal (25978), Victory medal (22799)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (339406)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 11/01/2017. Lest we forget.
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