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Sergeant Arthur Errington, 32nd Battalion, 5th Australian Division AIF

Arthur Errington was a 35 year old hairdresser when he enlisted into the AIF on 21 July 1915.  He was married and cited his wife, Mrs Lilian May Errington, 8 Rutland Place, off Lowe Street, Adelaide, South Australia, as his next of kin.

Previous Service: 5th Imperial Bushman, South African War (1 year 110 days)

Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arthur Errington, Sergeant, Australian Imperial Force, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. When his company was halted by machine-gun fire, Sergeant Errington with two comrades rushed the enemy position and captured the machine gun. Later the same day he rushed a second machine gun, capturing the gun and killing three of the crew. This action took place in conjunction with the attack of the 30th U.S. Division.
_{General Orders No. 68, W.D., 1920
Citizen of the British Commonwealth}

He resided at 2 Trevelyan Street Wayville.  After the war he joined the RSL and was a member of the Unley Sub Branch. He died in 1934, aged 54, of war related causes having been severely affected by gassings sustained during the war. He was buried in the West Terrace AIF Cemetery.