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{{infobox soldier
| name           = James Arnold
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| image           = [[File:Unknown.png|border|400px]]
 
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| dateofbirth   = 4 Jul 1888
 
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| placeofbirth   = Brighton, Victoria
 
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| death           = 31 Jul 1952, aged 64
|  image        = [[File:Unknown.png|400px|]]
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| placeofdeath   = Subiaco, Western Australia
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| enlistmentage   = 28 years, 9 months
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| description   = 5'5½" (1.66m) tall; weight 154lbs (69.9 kg); fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair.
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| height          = 5'5½" (1.66m)
 
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| weight          = 154lbs
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| complexion      = fair
|labelstyle   = background:#ddf;
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| eyes            = blue
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| hair            = fair
 
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| descriptionnote =  
| header1  = Personal Information
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| occupation   = Farmer
 
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| religion   = Presbyterian
|  label2  = Date of Birth
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| address   = Serpentine, Western Australia
data2  = not known
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| relation   = Father
 
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| nextofkin      = Mr. Robert Arnold
|  label3  = Place of Birth
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3036054 660]
|  data3  = Brighton, Victoria
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| enlistmentdate = 31 Jan 1916
 
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| rank           = Private
| label4  = Death
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| unit      = 44th Battalion, C Company / 11th Brigade, 3rd Division
|  data4  = 31 Jul 1952, aged 64
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| embarkationdatefrom = 6 Jun 1916
 
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| embarkationdateto = 21 Jul 1916
|  label5  = Place of Death
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| shipembarked   = [[HMAT A29 Suevic]]
data5  = Subiaco, Western Australia
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| dateofreturnfrom = 1 Jun 1919
 
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| dateofreturnto = 8 Jul 1919
|  label6  = Age at Enlistment
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| shipreturned    = [[SS Somali]]
data6  = 28 years, 9 months
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| dateofreturnfrom2 =
|  label7  = Description
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| dateofreturnto2 =  
data7  = 5'5½" (1.66m) tall; weight 154 lbs (69.9 kg); fair complxion, blue eyes, fair hair.
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| label8  = Occupation
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| fate1           = Returned to Australia
|   data8  = farmer
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| fate3          =
| label9  = Religion
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data9  = Presbyterian
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| monument1   = [[Serpentine Roll of Honour]]
 
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| label10  = Address
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| monument2   = [[ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)]]
data10  = Serpentine, Western Australia
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| monumentnote2  =
 
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| monument3   =
| label11 = Next of Kin
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| monumentnote3  =
|   data11 = Father  Mr Robert Arnold
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
 
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| medal2          = [[Victory Medal]]
| header12 = Military Information
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| medal3          =
 
 
|  label13 = Reg Number
 
data13 = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3036054 660]
 
 
 
label14 = Date of Enlistment
 
|  data14 = 31 Jan 1916
 
 
 
| label15 = Rank
 
|  data15 = Private
 
 
 
| label16 = Unit/Formation
 
|  data16 = 44th Battalion, C Company / 11th Brigade, 3rd Division
 
 
 
| label17 = Date of Embarkation
 
|   data17 = 6 Jun 1916 - 21 Jul 1916
 
 
 
|  label18 = Ship Embarked On
 
data18 = [[HMAT A29 Suevic]]
 
 
 
|  label19 = Date of Return
 
|   data19 = 1 Jun 1919 - 8 Jul 1919
 
 
 
label20 = Ship Returned On
 
|   data20 = [[SS Somali]]
 
 
 
label21 = Fate
 
|   data21 = Returned to Australia
 
 
 
| label22 = Monument
 
data22 = [[Serpentine]]
 
 
 
| label23 = Medals
 
data23 = [[British War Medal]]<br />[[Victory Medal]]
 
 
 
 
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==Pre War==
  
==Pre War==
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Electoral Roll entries - 1910 - 1913 Serpentine, a gardener. As a child he had attended Serpentine Primary School.
Electoral Roll entries - 1910 - 1913 Serpentine, a gardener.
 
  
 
==War Service==
 
==War Service==
After enlistment James moved through a number of Depot Companies at Blackboy Hill camp before being allocated to the 44th Battalion.
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After enlistment James moved through a number of Depot Companies at Blackboy Hill camp before being allocated to the 44th Battalions 1st Reinforcement draft and then on 2 Jun 1916 to the [[44th Battalion]] itself, with the battalion embarking for England on 6 Jun 1916. Enroute to England, during the stop over in Cape Town, James absconded from the ship [[HMAT A29 Suevic]] for six hours on 25 Jun 1916, and after being confined to ship he absconded a second time, earning himself 72 hours detention and the loss of four days pay.  He also had to perform all guards and fatigues for the rest of the journey.
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Enroute to England, during the stop over in Cape Town, James absconded from the ship for six hours on 25 Jun 1916, and after being confined to ship he absconded a second time, earning himself 72 hours detention and four days pay.  He also had to perform all guards and fatigues for the rest of the journey.
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On arrival in England the battalion was sent to [[Larkhill]] camp and on 8 Nov 1916 James was found guilty of being AWOL from midnight on 3 Nov to 9:30pm on 4 Nov 1916.  James was awarded two days Field Punishment No 2, and had to forfeit 3 days pay. The battalion proceeded overseas to France from Southampton on 25 Nov 1916, arriving in Le Havre at 6:30am on the 26th. At 3pm on the 27th they entrained for Bailleul, arriving there the next day at 8pm, and were then marched to Steenwerck where they went into reserve.
 
On arrival in England the battalion is sent to lark Hill camp and on 8 Nov 1916 James is found guilty of being AWOL from midnight on 3 Nov to 9:30pm on 4 Nov 1916.  Awarded two days Field Punishment No 2, and forfeiture of 3 days pay.
 
  
The battalion proceeded overseas to France from Southampton on 25 Nov 1916, arriving in Le Havre at 6:30am on the 26th. At 3pm on the 27th they entrained for Bailleul, arriving there the next day at 8pm, and were then marched to Steenwerck where they went into reserve.
 
  
On 30 Nov 1916 James is detached to the Army's School of Musketry in France, seemingly remaining with them until 8 Feb 1919 when he returned to the 44th Battalion.  Before rejoining them, he was granted 14 days English leave in Nov 1918.
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On 30 Nov 1916 James was detached to the Army's School of Musketry in France, seemingly remaining with them until 8 Feb 1919 when he returned to the 44th Battalion.  Before rejoining them, he was granted 14 days English leave in Nov 1918.
 
   
 
   
Less than two months after rejoining the 44th, he returns to Codford in the UK for processing for return to Australia.
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Less than two months after rejoining the 44th, he returned to [[Codford]] in the UK (8 Apr 1919) for preparation for return to Australia. James was discharged by the 5th Military District on 22 Aug 1919.
 
 
Discharged at 5th Military District on 22 Aug 1919.
 
  
 
==Post War==
 
==Post War==
 
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During 1922 James married Marion Gaskell Thomas in Perth. A son Clement James was born 1924 in Bassendean, but died 6 May 1925 in Bassendean.  Marion died in 1928.
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=7697 AIF Project]
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*[https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/138102 RSL Memorial]
  
 
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[[Category:Soldier]]
 
[[Category:Soldier]]
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[[Category:Born Australia]]
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[[Category:Born Vic]]
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[[Category:Farmer]]
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[[Category:Returned to Australia]]
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[[Category:Presbyterian]]
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[[Category:Serpentine-Jarrahdale]]

Latest revision as of 14:13, 10 August 2021

James Arnold
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 4 Jul 1888
Place of Birth Brighton, Victoria
Death 31 Jul 1952, aged 64
Place of Death Subiaco, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 28 years, 9 months
Description 5'5½" (1.66m) tall ; 154lbs
69.853 kg
; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; fair hair
Occupation Farmer
Religion Presbyterian
Address Serpentine, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr. Robert Arnold
Military Information
Reg Number 660
Date of Enlistment 31 Jan 1916
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 44th Battalion, C Company / 11th Brigade, 3rd Division
Date of Embarkation 6 Jun 1916 ‒ 21 Jul 1916
Ship Embarked On HMAT A29 Suevic
Date of Return 1 Jun 1919 ‒ 8 Jul 1919
Ship Returned On SS Somali
Fate Returned to Australia
Monument Serpentine Roll of Honour
ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Medals British War Medal
Victory Medal



Pre War

Electoral Roll entries - 1910 - 1913 Serpentine, a gardener. As a child he had attended Serpentine Primary School.

War Service

After enlistment James moved through a number of Depot Companies at Blackboy Hill camp before being allocated to the 44th Battalions 1st Reinforcement draft and then on 2 Jun 1916 to the 44th Battalion itself, with the battalion embarking for England on 6 Jun 1916. Enroute to England, during the stop over in Cape Town, James absconded from the ship HMAT A29 Suevic for six hours on 25 Jun 1916, and after being confined to ship he absconded a second time, earning himself 72 hours detention and the loss of four days pay. He also had to perform all guards and fatigues for the rest of the journey.


On arrival in England the battalion was sent to Larkhill camp and on 8 Nov 1916 James was found guilty of being AWOL from midnight on 3 Nov to 9:30pm on 4 Nov 1916. James was awarded two days Field Punishment No 2, and had to forfeit 3 days pay. The battalion proceeded overseas to France from Southampton on 25 Nov 1916, arriving in Le Havre at 6:30am on the 26th. At 3pm on the 27th they entrained for Bailleul, arriving there the next day at 8pm, and were then marched to Steenwerck where they went into reserve.


On 30 Nov 1916 James was detached to the Army's School of Musketry in France, seemingly remaining with them until 8 Feb 1919 when he returned to the 44th Battalion. Before rejoining them, he was granted 14 days English leave in Nov 1918.

Less than two months after rejoining the 44th, he returned to Codford in the UK (8 Apr 1919) for preparation for return to Australia. James was discharged by the 5th Military District on 22 Aug 1919.

Post War

During 1922 James married Marion Gaskell Thomas in Perth. A son Clement James was born 1924 in Bassendean, but died 6 May 1925 in Bassendean. Marion died in 1928.

Notes


External Links