Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Truro, Cornwall, England |
Other Names | ARNALL, Henry Frood |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | East Maitland, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Eveline Eadith Arnall, High Street, East Maitland, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 11.5 years in the 1st New South Wales Scottish Rifles; and as Lt in the Senior Cadets for 1.2 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches 'Consistently good work, particularly in maintaining tramways between Albert and Pozieres.' Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Eliza ARNALL; husband of Mrs Evaline ARNALL. Native of Truro, Cornwall, England |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 20th Bn at Gallipoli, 8 October 1915. Admitted to hospital, Gallipoli, 17 October 1915; returned to duty, 23 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria (general Gallipoli evacuation), 7 January 1916. Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Bn as Captain, 14 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 26 March 1916. Wounded in action, 13 September 1916 (synovitis, left knee). Transferred to England, 16 September 1916, and admitted to 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, 17 September 1916; discharged, 6 November 1916. Posted for duty to Pioneer Training Bn, 19 December 1916. Promoted Major, 1 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board A68, 1 November 1917 (synovitis); discharged, 20 February 1918. Re-embarked as Conducting Officer, voyage only, 4 September 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Somali', 10 December 1918; disembarked Sydney, 10 February 1919; discharged, 14 March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 49 |
Place of burial | Waverley Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales |