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AMBLER, Arnold
| Service Numbers: | 55801, S65907 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1918, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Southport, Lancashire, England, 20 May 1899 |
| Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Coronary Haemorrhage, Adelaide, South Australia, 1 June 1955, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1918: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 55801, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 55801, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 55801, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 55801 | |
| 27 Feb 1920: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 55801 |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, S65907 | |
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| 8 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, S65907, Adelaide, SA | |
| 8 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S65907 | |
| 1 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, S65907, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Arnold AMBLER was born on 20th May, 1899 in Southport, Lancashire, England
His parents were Amos AMBLER and Sarah MELLER who married in England in 1896
The family came to Australia from London on 7th December, 1908 on the ship Commonwealth from London with his parents Amos & Sarah & siblings, Vivian, & Eunice . His Father Amos died in 1910 in South Australia and his Mother Sarah remarried in 1915 to a John George Taylor BATTYE
Arnold had previously served for 1 year with the Senior Cadets before he enlisted in Adelaide on 3rd April, 1918 and embarked with the 2nd South Australian General Reinforcements (Australian Army Medical Corp_ on the ship RMS Orontes on 5th June, 1918
He returned to Australia on the ship Runic which left on 30th December, 1919 and arrived in Australia on 3rd February , 1920
He was discharged on 27th February, 1920
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
He married Alice Doreen SHAPTER on 26th May, 1926 in the Baptist Church in Adelaide
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Arnold re-enlisted for WW2 in Adelaide on 8th April, 1942 (Private) - he was living in Vermont, SA at the time
He was discharged on 1st October, 1945 - last Unit 3rd Battalion Volunteer Defence Corp.
Arnold died on 1st June 1955 in South Australia and was buried in Centennial Park Cemetery in Adelaide
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