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GARDINER, Arthur
| Service Number: | 6868 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hampton Hill, Middlesex, England, January 1883 |
| Home Town: | Goodwood, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | French Polisher |
| Died: | Myrtle Bank, South Australia, Australia, 10 July 1927, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Light Oval, Row 4N, Aspect E, Site Number 11 |
| Memorials: | Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6868, 10th Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 7 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6868, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6868, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Arthur Gardiner was born in 1883 (the month and date are not documented)in Hampton Hill, Middlesex, England. Little is known about Arthur’s childhood except for when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis of the lungs, which did affect his life growing up.
As Arthur grew older he got himself a job and a wife. His wife’s name was Mrs Daisy Gardiner and they lived together in Goodwood, South Australia. He also worked as a French polisher there. But it was here in Adelaide where he enlisted in the war on the 4th of October 1916. Arthur trained in Adelaide at the Morphettville race course. As the Australian Military needed recruits fast the training was brief and he was soon shipped off to battle. Aged 33 Arthur Gardiner left Adelaide, Australia on his way to Plymouth, England. He left on the 7.11.16 and arrived in Plymouth on the 9.1.17.
Arthur spent the next several months training in England. However, it soon became apparent that his health was not good enough for front-line service as he was suffering from tuberculosis. On 21 July 1917 he embarked for return to Australia. On 29 October 1917 he was discharged from the AIF back in Adelaide.
The next ten years of Artur’s life are unknown except for when he died in Adelaide due to tuberculosis. He was buried in the AIF Cemetery at West Terrace.
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