Arthur Keith WYLIE

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WYLIE, Arthur Keith

Service Number:	2385
Enlisted:	4 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Wilmington, near Bordertown, SA, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Bordertown, Tatiara, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Storeman
Died:	Circumstances of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woden (Canberra) Public Cemetery, ACT
Memorials:	Bordertown District of Tatiara WW1 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
26 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2385, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: ''
26 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2385, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2385

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Biography

Father Charles Stewart Wylie
b. 26/12/1852 - d. 12/2/1934 Bordertown Cemetery, and
m. 9/11/1882 - Wilmington SA
Mother Charlotte Florence Wylie (nee McMartin)
b. 1862 - d. 7/3/1954 Bordertown Cemetery
lived at Bordertown, SA

siblings:
sister: Gertrude Wylie (b. 1884 - d. _____)
m. 1918 - Sidney Lewis WILSON in Bordertown

brother: Keneth Charles Wylie (b. 1886 - d. ____)

sister: Myrtle Wylie (b. 1888 - d. _____)
m. 1918 - Joseph James SULLIVAN in Bordertown

sister: Daisy Wylie (b. 1891 - d. _____)

***** Arthur Keigh Wylie (b. 1894. d ____) ******

brother: Walter Fitzallan Wylie (b. 1883 - d. 1885 Wilmington)

Previous service: 3 years 22nd Light Horse - Acting Corporal - still serving on enlistment.

Described on enlisting as 21 years 1 month old; single; 5' 6" tall; 142 lbs; fresh complexion;
brown eyes; light brown hair; Church of Christ.

4/1/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide
Completed medical - fit for service

22/1/1916 Commanding Officer appointed Arthur to
2nd Depot, Light Horse Battalion, Adelaide camp

26/4/1916 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT A59 Botanist
as a Private in the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 16th reinforcements

29/5/1916 Taken on strength into 1st Light Horse, Tel El Kebir, Egypt

14/6/1916 Struck off strength from 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, having
proceeded to join the 3rd Light Horse Regiment

7/9/1916          Sick to hospital in Romani, Egypt
8/9/1916          transferred to 31st General Hospital, Port Said
3/10/1916        taken on strength ex hospital
                        discharge to details ex 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbrassia

12/10/1916 marched out to 1st Light Horse Regiment, Kantara

25/2/1917 temporary detached to Light Station - _______

21/3/1917 detached to Signalling Station Hill 200
25/3/1917 returned to regiment from Signalling Station Hill 200 - El Arish

7/5/1917          sick to hospital, Rheumatism - Shellal
10/5/1917        admitted to Citadel Military Hospital, Cairo
23/5/1917        transferred to convalescent depot, Cairo
7/6/1917          taken on strength ex hospital, Moascar

23/7/1917        attached to 67th Squadron AFC (Australian Flying Corps) for trade test
26/7/1917        detached to unit, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
27/7/1917        taken on strength from detachment with AFC No. 67 Squadron

29/7/1917 transferred to 3rd Light Horse Regiment

1/8/1917 taken on strength from 1st Light Horse Training Regiment

15/9/1917 School of Instruction, Zeitoun - Signal Course (failed)

18/5/1918        sick to hospital in the field (3rd Light Horse Regiment)
                        admitted for dental treatment - 65 Casualty Clearing Station in the field
26/5/1918        transferred to Cairo - admitted to 31st General Hospital
17/6/1918        transferred to convalescent depot
24/6/1918        transferred to 31st General Hospital
17/7/1918        admitted to convalescent camp, Boulal

22/7/1918        discharge to Moascar
25/7/1918        marched in to Signal Squadron Unit, Moascar
19/9/1918        marched out to 3rd Light Horse Regiment

no record of evacuation

27/9/1918         admitted to 34th Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Jerusaleum
30/9/1918         admitted to 26th Casualty Clearing Station
1/10/1918         admitted to 36th Stationary Hospital
3/10/1918         admitted to 44th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, Egypt
5/10/1918         admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said
23/11/1918       transferred to Port Said rest camp
5/12/1918         marched out Signal Squadron Unit, Moascar

5/1/1919 detached to Australian HQ Egypt, ex Signal Training Unit
6/1/1919 attached to Australian HQ, Cairo

26/3/1919 Embarked per HT Malwa at Port Said, for 1 months leave in UK

11/4/1919 Taken on strength, ex Egypt, London

12/4-12/5/1919 On leave - in UK

14/5/1919 marched in to HQ, ex leave, Heytesbury

18/5/1918 sick to hospital

31/5/1919 Returned to Australia, per Aeneas
5/7/1919 sick - in ships hospital

Medals:
British War medal (12897) and Victory medal (12729).

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 16/11/2014.

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