Archibald McARTHUR

Regimental number8/433
AddressWoodlands, Southland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinA McArthur, Woodlands, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 11 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No 5), Doullens, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Archibald and Emily McArthur, Woodlands, Southland. Served in Egypt and France
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body