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ERRINGTON, Arthur William Edgar
| Service Numbers: | 365, 91 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kooringa, South Australia, 30 January 1880 |
| Home Town: | Brompton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Attributed to War Service , Keswick Barracks Military Hospital, 7 June 1934, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Reference LO 4S 27 Section: LO, Road: 4S, Site No: 27 |
| Memorials: | Plympton District Roll of Honor |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 365, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 1 Jan 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 365, South Australian Imperial Bushmen's Corps, 5th Contingent SA Imperial Bushmen - Awarded Clasps to the South Africa Medal South Africa 1901 South Africa 1902 Transvaal Orange Free State Cape Colony |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 91, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 22 Jul 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 91, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, A Company 32nd Battalion |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 91, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT A2 Geelong | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 91, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 28 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 91, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 91, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
Details & his parents & wife Lillian
Arthur William Edgar ERRINGTON was born on 30th January , 1880 in Kooringa, South Australia
His parents were George ERRINGTON & Mary Ann SEAMAN
He married Lillian May STEPHENS on 24th August, 1904 at the Residence of his parents in Plympton, SA
Source: South Australian BDM Indexes
Submitted 14 May 2015 by Elizabeth Allen
Awarded the US Distinguished Service Cross
Numbers of Australian NCO and Officer advisers were attached to US units during the assault on the Hindenburg Line in late September 1918.
A number were awarded the US Distinguished Service Cross ranked immediately behind the US Congressional Medal of Honour.
Sergeant Arthur Errington was one of them:
Submitted 24 January 2015 by Robert Kearney
Biography
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.
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