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Arthur Edward AMIES was born in Norwood, South Australia on 9th August, 1894

His parents were Joseph AMIES & Eliza CHAMBERLAIN

He married Ivy Mildren THREDGOLD on 11th May, 1918 in South Australia

He enlisted on 24th August, 1914 and embarked from Adelaide with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment Machine Gun Section on the ship Port Lincoln on 20th October 1914 - he returned to Australia on 12th November, 1917 and was discharged on 28th March, 1918

Arthur died in Adelaide on 13th June 1955  (Cremation)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Arthur Edward AIMES, born on 9 August 1894, in Adelaide South Australia. Before enlisting Arthur Edwards worked as a railway porter in Adelaide. His next of kin was his mother, Aliza AIMES. He was 5’8", with a 33.5-inch chest and weight 136lbs (61.68 kg).  He had blue eyes and brown hair. Arthur enlisted to join the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) at the age of 20 and his first rank was private in the 3rd Light Horse Regiment.

On 21st October 1914, Arthur Edwards AIMES departed from Adelaide on the HMAT Port Lincoln. He and the people on the boat travelled to a training camp at Maddi on the Nile, located near the pyramids of Giza. During their time in Egypt each soldier was trained to survive in trenches, learning essential skills including, preparing for poisonous gas attacks, and using new weapons.

On 9 May 1915, the First light horse brigade docked their boat on the coast of Gallipoli. Arthur was shot on 30th May 1915 in Monash Valley at Gallipoli. He was sent to hospital until he fully recovered in around 2 months. On 11 July 1915, Arthur was promoted from Private to Lance Corporal. Aimes then completed Lewis Gun training at the School of Instruction in Egypt. Two months later, on 27 October 1915, still in Gallipoli, Arthur was temporarily promoted to Gunner Provisional Lance.

On 29 December 1915, Arthur joined the Western Frontier in Egypt. He fought on the northern side of Egypt, just south from Alexandria. It was there that he got promoted 3 more times from Lance Corporal to Sergeant within the first 2 months of his duties.

Arthur caught mild conjunctivitis and spent time in hosptial. After his recovery he was sent to an imperial school. A few weeks after being transferred the school he caught Gonorrhoea. Arthur received treatment and returned to the Light Horese in late July 1916. Arthur was detached to the School of Instruction in August but needed to return to hospital. He was finally cleared of the infection in February 1917 and returnd to the Light Horse. Once again he was placed with the School of Instruction from 6th May 1917 but soon after retrned to hospital with septic thorax. Septic is a common term for a serious condition that someone may be in after the body retaliates to get rid of the infection.  Thorax refers to the location on the body, which is the chest region. His septic thorax condition was proven too severe to return to battle after also catching tonsillitis. On 20 August 1917, Arthur was sent to the 14th Australian General Hospital (AGH) for debility. Four months after being transferred, he was sent back to Australia with anaemia, which was a condition caused from poor nutrition, blood loss, infection and diseases or physical and mental stress.

He embarked to return to Australia on 12 November 1917. Aimes was dischaged 28 March 1918.

He lived until the age of 60 and died on 13 June 1995 to an illness.