Arthur James NAPIER

NAPIER, Arthur James

    Service Numbers: 1372, 1372A
    Enlisted: 9 December 1914, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
    Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 25 April 1893
    Home Town: Hilton, City of West Torrens, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Engraver
    Died: Died of wounds - bullet wound to the chest penetrating the lung, 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 24 November 1915, aged 22 years
    Cemetery: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
    Row D, Grave 201 Chaplain G.H. Gavin officiated, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parkside Public School Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Oaklands, SA
    19 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
    19 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Melbourne
    13 May 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), In the field
    19 Jul 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), IN the field
    9 Nov 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound to the chest
    23 Nov 1915: Involvement Sergeant, 1372A, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1372A awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-11-23

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Robert Napier and Eva Clara Napier nee Caust of Rowlands Road Hilton, SA. Brother of Horace Robert Roy Napier, Esther Rose Eva, Lucy Isabel Napier, Eva Napier, Robert Napier, Minnie Isabel Napier and  Helena May Napier

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in the Royal Australian Naval Reserves for 2 years

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