ARRIGHI, George
| Service Number: | 4053 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Redfern Public School |
| Occupation: | Instrument maker/Chemical glass blower |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Pozieres, France, 24 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Becourt Military Cemetery Becourt Military Cemetery, Albert, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Redfern School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4053, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4053, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4053, 5th Machine Gun Company, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4053 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-24 |
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"ARRIGHI.- In loving memory of our dear friend, Corp.George Arrighi who died of wounds, August 24.
To know him was to love him.
Inserted by his sincere friends, Mr. Knox and family, and Wallace Knox." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 30 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George was born as George Sidney ARRIGHI in 1897 in Sydney - his age on his enlistment is incorrect
His parents were Louigi Gomar Baptiste ARRIGHI and Ellen HARRINGTON who married in St Mathias Church in Paddington on 17th November, 1892 - his father Louigi was also known as John on some of the families births
His brother Alexander ARRIGHI also served in WW1 (SN 5928) and returned to Australia in 1919
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