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Arundel Henry
Australian Second Lieutenant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry 41 Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia 26 september 1917 Son of John and Catherine Arundel of Gundowring , Kilwa River , Victoria Single School teacher 5'9" = 1.75m 148 lbs = 54.8 kg Fair complexion Brown Brown None Roman catholic Military Medal Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot LXVII , Row F , Stone 13 
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Military footsteps
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Enlisted at Blackboy Hill , Western Australia and posted to the 25th Depot Battalion Transferred to 'C' Coy . 2nd Depot Battalion Transferred to 12th Reinforcements. 16th Bn. AIF Embarked at Fremantle , per HMAT ' Ajana' Admitted, with mumps, to N°4 General Hospîtal at Abbassia , Egypt Discharged to duty Marched in to the 4th Training Battalion at the Garrison Camp Zeitoun Taken on strength of Battalion at Tel El Kebir Embarked at Alexandria per SS 'Canada' Disembarked at Marseille , France Private Arundel Henry , Private Williams Phillip accompanied Lieutenant Lynas ( Scout Officer) into No Man's Land and under his direction placed the guiding lights referred to in my report concerning the Officer referred to. Working together and separately they frequently made incursions into No Man's Land , and supplied with useful and accurate information concerning the enemy's dispositions, and on , the afternoon of the 11th August through their reconnaissance were able to give me forewarning of the counter attack which subsequently developed. On the 10th/12th August when the Battalion runners were greatly reduced in numbers through casualties these two men were used in that capacity and here again displayed the greatest resource and courage in the execution of their duties. They are both recommended for high distinction. Signed , Major General Cox H.V. , 4th Australian Division Promoted Lance Corporal Promoted Second Lieutenant Awarded Military Medal To Hospital sick Admitted to the New Zealand Stationary Hospital with bronchitis Transferreed to 'A' Train at Amiens Admitted to the 8th General Hospital at Rouen Invalided to England Embarked per Hospital Ship ' Grantully Castle' at Le Havre Admitted to 3rd London General Hospital , Wandsworth Transferred from 3rd London General Hospital to Cobham Hall Discharged from Cobham Hall to Infantrty Draft Depot at Perham Downs Proceeded to France Admitted to the 4th Australian General Base Depot at Etaples Rejoined Battalion in the field Killed in action at Polygon Wood by shell fire. Eye witness account of Lieutenant Hooper S. ' I was beside Lieutenant Arundel when he was hit by a high explosive shell burst in Polygon Wood . He was wounded in the hip , thighs and abdomen. I helped to bandage him but he died in my presence almost immediately. He was conscious prior to his death and spoke to me. He was buried two days later where he was killed.' |
Officer's Ward, HMS Grantully Castle Hospital Ship
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SS 'Canada'
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