Richard Reeves Arnold World War 1 records as stated in his official files.

Unit  				 Rank  	  Number   Next of kin	    Height   Weight     Eye col.  Hair col.   Complexion
2 N Z M R Machine Gun Squadron	Trooper	  55577   Mrs Jane L Arnold 5' 9.5"  11st. 8lb  hazel    dark brown   fresh
						  Korere, Nelson               162lbs
Occupation	Last employer 		Last NZ address	   Religion	  Chest min.  Chest max.  4th Educational Std
farm labourer   R. Arnold, Korere       Korere, Nelson	   Plym. Brethren    35         39.5

Medals: British War Medal.  Victory Medal.	

Service in New Zealand: 197 days.
Service overseas: 1 year 306 days.
Total: 2 years 138 days.

Theatres of operation: Egyptian E.F. 1917-18-19

Commenced service: 28 May 1917.
Term of Service: Duration of War.
Attested: 3 May 1917 at Nelson.
Discharged: 12 October 1919.

Injuries in service: He became profoundly deaf after the war.

Pension: 15 May 1919. A.F.B. 103 received.

History:
28 May 1917. Marched into Trentham Camp and posted to G Coy 29th as private.
13 June 1917. Transferred to Featherstone, 31st Machine Gun Regiment as private.
19 August 1917.Transferred to 31st Special Coy.
6 October 1917. Transferred to 31st Machine Gun Regiment.
3 November 1917. AWOL Featherston Military Camp 31st M.R. Forfeit 4 days pay and fined 3 days pay.
13 November 1917. Embarked from N. Z. on HMNZ Troop Ship No 98 SS Tofua from Wellington.
21 December 1917. 31st Machine Gun Regiment disembark at Suez. Marched in from overseas and posted to
N.Z.M.R.Training Regiment, Mosscar.
10 January 1918. Posted to N.Z.M.R.machine gun squadron.
10 May 1918. Transferred to N.Z.M.R.Brigade.
19 May 1918. Rejoined from date 18 brigade. Detained camp.
6 August 1918. admitted sick 66 casualty clearing station
6 August 1918. 36 stat hospital, Gaza.
6 August 1918. 24 stat hospital, Kantara
10 August 1918 Egypt 27/G.H. Abbasia - sick
14 August 1918. Discharged to duty from hospital to training regiment, Ismailia
9 August 1918. Egypt admitted 24/G.H. 11 August transferred to Cairo
18 August 1918. sick to hospital 1 August 1918 back to duty 14 August 1918
22 August 1918. Transferred to 1 N.Z.Machine Squadron.
24 August 1918. 1/M.G.S.N.Z.M.R.B. posted from rest.
5 September 1918. Detached to Desert Corps Rest Station, Jerusalem.
16 September 1918. return from Desert Corps Station.
27 January 1919. Detailed to Jewish Agricultural College.
26 June 1919. Marched in to Training Regiment, Ismailia
23 July 1919. march out to Suez.(embark for N. Z. per No. 279 H.T. Elenga)
11 September 1919. Disembarked in New Zealand.
12 October 1919. Discharged.
Previous Military Service:
10th Mounted Rifles, 6 years. Registered for military service at Korere.

Date of birth: 13 February 1893
Date of death:

normal colour vision. Classed as Fit Class A.

Address after the war:       Korere
The following war history was written about his unit:
With the Machine Gunners in France and Palestine 
By Major J.H.Luxford
Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd. 1923