CARGIL, Arthur
(Service number 9/490)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- Mr Cuttin, Belmont | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Miss Ethel Marion Cargill, C/- T.R. Rhodes Esq, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay | ||
| Embarked From | Port Chalmers | 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
| Date | Age | ||
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Biographical Notes
Arthur's Diaries, covering 22 September 1914 to 20 December 1915 are held by Hocken Library, Dunedin.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (October 2014); SCroll web submission by A Gee, 14 July 2020
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Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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