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Alfred Alexander McArthur

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 432 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 432 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    McArthur AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 1/289 AWMM
    • WWI 10/4505 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Australia AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM 2 Rixon Grove, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 Mrs J.J. McArthur (mother), Francis Street, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia AWMM
    • WW1 Mrs J.J. McArthur (mother), Francis Street, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 August 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Battle of the Somme AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 1/289 AWMM
    • WWI 10/4505 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Engineering cadet/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Sergeant McArthur may have died on the night of 2/3 July 1916 at Armentieres when the New Zealand Rifle Brigade relieved the 6th Australian Brigade in the Rue Marle sector. A very heavy bombardment of Armentieres made relief difficult, with artillery on both sides being more intense than anything previously experienced by the New Zealanders.

    Date of death listed as between 02/07/1916 and 03/07/1916 by CWGC AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    2 July 1916 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Sergeant Alfred A. McArthur. a nephew of the late Dr. McArthur, S.M., of Wellington, has been reported "missing, believed to be dead." He served with the Samoan force, and left New Zealand later with one of the Reinforcement drafts. Prior to enlisting he was an officer in the engineering division of the New Zealand Railwavs. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 18 June 2018 - THE ROLL OF HONOUR.
    Press, Volume LII, Issue 15646, 19 July 1916
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Cite Bonjean (New Zealand) Memorial, Armentieres, Nord, France AWMM
    • Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
    http://www.cwgc.org
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 432 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      28: 7 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM

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18 June 2018Lorraine MGisborne NZResearcher

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