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Pte. Guy Hartley Arnold
Australian Imperial Force 2nd Infantry Battalion
from:Australia
(d.26th Apr 1916)
Guy Hartley Arnold was born in 1887 in Warwickshire, England and emigrated to Australia at the age of 23. In England he had worked as a bank clerk but in Australia he worked as a farmer in Coolamon, New South Wales. He also worked as a labourer in Mackay, Queensland.
Arnold was 27 years old when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 28th January 1915. He was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Battalion and departed Sydney aboard HMAT Seang Bee on 11th February 1915. He spent time in Gallipoli and Egypt before moving to France with this battalion. Guy Arnold was killed during heavy fighting on 26th April 1916 and is buried at Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix