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PERRETT, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 112 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1869 |
| Home Town: | Kilkivan, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 9 December 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Goomeri Cemetery, Queensland Plot Monumental, Row O, #28 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 112, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 112, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 30 Mar 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 112, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 481 notes invalided returned to Australia arriving Brisbane 25 Mar 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Arthur Perrett was born in London, England around 1969, a son to George Perrott and Caroline Perrott (nee Sibun). Its unclear when he emigrated to Australia but it appears he spent his life working as a Grazier in the regional areas of Gympie, Qld.
He served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 112 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 2781 in the 2nd Remount Unit, AIF WW1.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 481; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).
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