ARSCOTT, Albert Edward
(Service number 11379)
Back row: Ernest William Arscott, Harriett Rosina Arscott, William Richard Arscott, Mary Jane Arscott, and John Thomas Arscott;
Front row: Albert Edward Arscott, Thomas Trist Arscott, Annie Arscott, Harriet Arscott, Harriet Arscott, and Frederick James Arscott. (Courtesy of C Jackson )
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 9 March 1888 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Hood St, Hamilton | ||
| Occupation | Produce Salesman (NZ Loan & Merc, Ham'ton) | ||
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| Next of Kin | Miss M. ARSCOTT (sister), Dee Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 12th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company | ||
| Date | 1 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
Brother of Ernest William ARSCOTT and Frederick James ARSCOTT who also served in WWI. Uncle of Ralph WATSON. Educated at Timaru Main School. Died 1969 (Wanganui). Albert was one of more than 800 men who returned to New Zealand by the Port Hacking in August 1919.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [14 May 2014]; Timaru Herald, 11 August 1919 (Papers Past) [06 September 2014]
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