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VERTUE, Arthur Renton
Service Numbers: | 8241, 3241, 3241B |
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Enlisted: | 1 November 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA. Re-allotted with the number 3241B when taken on strength |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 7 August 1892 |
Home Town: | Moorook, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Burnside, South Australia, 8 September 1941, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Magill General Cemetery, South Australia Commemorated in the SA Garden of Remembrance |
Memorials: | Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
1 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8241, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA. Re-allotted with the number 3241B when taken on strength | |
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16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 8241, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 8241, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 3241, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
19 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters , From 50th Battalion | |
29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3241B, 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters , Discharged at the 4th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Francis Vertue and Annie Harriet Vertue nee Aubrey of St Leonards, Glenelg, SA.
Brother of George Aubrey Vertue who returned to Australia on 10 July 1919 having served with the 9th Light Horse Regiment
Commenced return to Australia on 12 July 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on 21 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Post war he became and accountant
On 10 June 1933 Arthur married Catherine Flora Morey in the Scots Church, Flinders Street, Adelaide, SA