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Bacchus Marsh
Avenue of Honour

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Lance Corporal Arthur Stapley Moon

19/10/1894
Born at Bacchus Marsh, VIC
17/8/1915
Enlisted in the AIF, aged just under 21
13/1/1916
Transferred to the 8th Reinforcements, 4th Light Horse Regiment
28/1/1916
Promoted to Corporal
7/4/1916
Embarked aboard the HMAT A43 Barunga
10/5/1916
TOS 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Egypt
30/5/1916
Transferred to the 4th Light Horse Regiment - an A was added to his Service Number - probably reverted to Trooper
5/6/1916 - 7/6/1916
To hospital, sick - rejoined unit
7/6/1917 - 9/6/1917
To hospital, sick
31/10/1917
11/3/1918
Charged with prejudice of Good Order and Military Discipline in that he at Belah took a mule from the line without permission - award, loss of two days pay
14/7/1918
Wounded in action - gunshot wound to left leg
19/7/1918
Admitted to the 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
24/9/1918
Discharged from hospital to 14 days leave
18/11/1918
Rejoined unit at Tripoli
23/3/1919
Promoted to Lance Corporal
Mar 1919
Involved in the restoration of order during the Egyptian Uprising 1919
15/6/1919
Embarked from Kantara, Egypt aboard the Essex
25/7/1919
Returned to Australia
8/9/1919
Discharged from the AIF
2/10/1919
Resumed duties at the National Bank of Australia
1942
Enlisted at Albury, NSW, in the Australian Army - V373834
1944
Discharged from the Australian Army as a Lieutenant in the 17th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps
19.11.1960
Died at Brighton, VIC, aged 63

Last updated by lee, Sun, 29 Aug 2021 12:11:21