Lund, Arthur Gerald

Middle EastAll Campaigns

20 Jan

Written By Renegade Moss

SURNAME

Lund

NAME

Arthur Gerald

PLACE OF BIRTH

Bundaberg, QLD

OCCUPATION

Telegraph Operator

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Bundaberg

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

12/10/1916

NEXT OF KIN

(mother) Katherine Lund, ""The Pines"" Gin Gin, QLD

LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE

Address on Nominal Roll: Mossman, Port Douglas, QLD

REGIMENT 1

Special units

REGIMENT 2

1st Aust. Wireless Signal Squadron

RANK

Sapper

CAMPAIGN 1

Middle East

DATE DISCHARGED

31/05/1919

OTHER INFORMATION

Cavalry Divisions Signal Squadron; Medals: British War Medal No.28268, Victory Medal No.27387

STORY OUTLINE

Arther Gerald Lund (a.k.a. Arthur) needed parental consent to enlist being under 21 years of age.

He embarked from Sydney on HMAT "Port Sydney" and arrived in Basrah India in June 1917 (the then Mesopotamian Theatre - now Iraq). Serving for almost a year there, he was granted leave in May of 1918 to India for five months before returning to Basrah for another three months.

In February of 1919 he commenced his return to Australia via Bombay and embarked at Calcutta aboard the HT "Janus" on the 21st March 1918 for Melbourne where he arrived in April enroute to Brisbane where he was discharged a little over a month later.

SERVICE NO

17536