Corporal

Claude James Arnold

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Fred and Drucilla Arnold; husband of Annie Arnold, of 24, Leydon St., Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand. Born at Lyttelton.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Visited this grave with Sam as part of the Global Education project 10 years ago. Now go back every two years and pay my respects and explain the story to each group of students.

Casualty

Service Number: 
28951
Name:
Claude James Arnold
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Annie E. Arnold (wife), 24 Leyden Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Blacksmith
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 April 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 66
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. K. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Claude James Arnold
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