Regimental number | 1984 |
Place of birth | Sea Lake, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Sea Lake, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr McArthur, Turiff, Victoria |
Previous military service | Member, Carron Rifle Club, nr Warracknabeal, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Woomelang, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Hamburg Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 6), Ohlsdorf, Germany |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 73 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arch and Harriet McARTHUR |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Died of shrapnel wounds, Reserve Lazaret, Verden, Germany. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McARTHUR Alexander George |