Harry Arthur Arnold World War 1 records as stated in his official files.

Unit  				 Rank  	  Number   Next of kin		Height	Weight   Eye col.  Hair col.   Complexion
Canterbury Mounted Rifles	Corporal  7/1186   Arthur G. Arnold     5' 5"   136lbs   brown     sandy	  fair
						   (father)
Occupation	Last employer 		Last NZ address	   Religion	  Chest min.  Chest max.  4th Educational Std
Shepherd	G.O.Anderson		Upper Matakitaki   R. Catholic		31	35		yes
		Upper Matakitaki	Murchison
		Murchison
Medals: 1914 - 15 Star.  British War Medal.  Victory Medal.

Service in New Zealand:148 days.
Service overseas:3 years 364 days.
Total: 4 years 147 days.

Theatres of operation:Egyptian 1915-16. Egyptian E.F. 1916-17-18

Commenced service:.16 April 1915.
Term of Servive: Duration of War.
Attested:.18 April 1915.
Discharged:.9 September 1919.

Injuries in service:

Pension:12 August 1919. A.F.B. received.

History:
6 November 1915. Wounded, convalescent, discharged Alexandria.
16 November 1915..appointd to Trooper Shoe Smith.
5 June 1916. Dyspepsia satisfactory. Abbassia 27 Gen. Hosp.
12 June 1916. Hypertrophy of toenails, progressing.Cairo Police Schools Abbassia.
27 June 1916. posted to 8th Squadron Canterbury Mounted Rifles.
17 July 1916. Machine gun section. CMR
18 July 1916. Transfered to Machine Gun Squadron.
8 September 1916. sick to hospital. Alexandria
16 September 1916. Appendicitis, satisfactory 24 Stat. Hosp.
25 October 1916. rejoined unit.
27 November 1917. Cairo Hospital
5 December 1917. 24 Stat. hosp. tonsilitis
13 April 1918. small piece of metal chipped off anvil and entered his left thigh - not serious.
Shoe Smith Arnold A.H.., was cutting a shoe on the anvil when a piece of steel flew off and entered his left thigh.
I saw it was a nasty cut and sent him to report to Field Ambulance.Far/sgt J. Park
13 May 1918. Egypt,in 27 G.H. Abbassia..
21 May 1918. Egypt, admitted Aotea NZ Convalescent Home Heliopolis.
21 June 1918. Trans. to NZMRB from NZMRTU&D, rank S/S.
24 June 1918. posted from training regiment.
19 October 1918. confirmed as Shoe/Smith corporal.
2 November 1918. from field ambulance to duty.
11 December 1918. From Aotea and fit for duty.
14 December 1918. march out to NZMR Brigade.
11 February 1919. from hospital.
22 February 1919. march out to training regiment.
3 March 1919. Ismailia, Admitted No.26 Stat. tonsilitis.
11 March 1919. back to duty.
30 June 1919. embarked for New Zealand on H.T. Winaioa at Suez.
Normal colour vision.
Date of birth and place: 6 January 1894 - Nelson.
Date of death and place: 1 March 1946 - Hokitika.

Address after the war: Koiterangi, Hokitika