Regimental number | 340 |
Place of birth | Rocksdale, Sydney, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Cook's Hill Public School, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Other training | Clerk |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 13 Scott Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, William S Arkell, 13 Scott Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | He was rejected as a trainee, as he was blind in one eye. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner ,Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 116 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 341 Lance Sergeant Max Kenneth Dick ARKELL, 30th Bn, died of wounds, 28 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Transferred to B Company, 30th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 1 January 1916. Found guilty, 7 March 1916, of neglect of duty: awarded 1 hour Punishment Drill. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 20 May 1916, of conduct prejudice of good order and military discipline, on 1 May 1916: awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing in action, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 23 July 1917, pronounced previously reported missing, now killed in action, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ARKELL Eric Charles
Red Cross file 120901 |