ARENTZ, Eric Gordon
| Service Number: | 59464 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tingha, New South Wales, Australia, August 1883 |
| Home Town: | Tingha, Guyra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tingha Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bandmaster |
| Died: | Typhoid, 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny, England, United Kingdom, 24 September 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
St. John the Evangelist Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England Plot 93, Row M, Grave 6. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial, Moree All Saints Anglican Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 59464, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 59464, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 59464, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 24 Sep 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59464, 3rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 24th September.....Eric Gordon Arentz was born at Tingha, in the New England district of New South Wales in 1883. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 15th November, 1916 as a 33 year old, single, Miner from Tingha, NSW. Eric Arentz stated on his Attestion Papers that he had previously been rejected as unfit for serving for His Majesty’s Services “on account of father’s birth.” (Martin Arentz had been born on 7th December, 1841 at Weisel, Germany).
Private Arentz was admitted to Liverpool Field Hospital on 27th January, 1917 for 5 days with Lumbago. He was discharged on 31st January, 1917. He was admitted to Hospital again on 12th March, 1917. On admission he was reported as “being incapable of walking on account of dual stiffness of lower extremities & sharp pain at intervals – was in Hospital 17 days ago.” He was discharged on 26th April, 1917, after 46 days with Chronic Rheumatism. Private Arentz was given an Invalid Transfer Certificate & was recommended for a Convalescent Home for treatment for a period of one month.
Private Eric Gordon Arentz was discharged medically unfit - not due to misconduct, on 25th June, 1917. This was approved by the Medical Board.
Eric Gordon Arentz re-enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 7th June, 1918 as a 34 year old, single, Bandmaster. He embarked from Sydney on HMAT Borda (A30) on 17th July, 1918 & disembarked at London, England on 27th September, 1918.
Private Arentz was allotted to Reinforcements of 3rd Battalion on 27th September, 1918 in England. He was promoted to Temporary Corporal on 5th February, 1919 (posted at Tidworth, Wiltshire) then promoted to Temporary Sergeant on 1st June, 1919.
Sergeant Arentz was admitted to the 1st Australian General Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 5th September, 1919.
Sergeant Eric Gordon Arentz died at 7.30 a.m. on 24th September, 1919 at the 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny of Typhoid. He was buried in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian Soldiers & 2 Australian Nurses are buried.
Sergeant Eric Gordon Arentz was entitled to British War Medal only as he had not entered a Theatre of War.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/sutton-veny-a---b.html
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