Arthur Verge (1880 - 1915)

Biography

Doctor Arthur Verge was born in 1880 at Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of Austral Verge.^[1]

He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 10th December 1914 during the First World War as a medical doctor.^[2] He embarked with the 6th Light Horse Regiment on 21st December 1914 aboard HMAT Suevic A29.^[3] He died of dysentry on 8th September 1915 at Alexandria, Egypt and is buried in the Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. Arthur Verge's name is located at panel 184 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #16997/1880
2. ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: Captain Arthur Verge; accessed 27 Mar 2019
3. ↑ Australian War Memorial embarkation roll: Captain Arthur Verge; accessed 27 Mar 2019
4. ↑ Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Captain Arthur Verge; accessed 27 Mar 2019

• CAPTAIN ARTHUR VERGE from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. first accessed online on the 29th of August, 2022 at: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/108087/arthur-verge/

• DEATH OF JOHNNIE VERGE. from the Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) of Thursday 23 September 1915, Page 2. first accessed on TROVE on the 2nd of September, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/115513406?

• MEN WHO FELL. from The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) of Friday 24 September 1915, Page 3. first accessed on TROVE on the 2nd of September, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/239126537?searchTerm=%22captain%20Arthur%20verge%22

• Family Notices from the Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 - 1907; 1909 - 1910; 1912 - 1913; 1915 - 1916; 1918 - 1954) of Friday 24 September 1915, Page 10. first accessed on TROVE on the 2nd of September, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233812540?searchTerm=%22captain%20Arthur%20verge%22

• DEATH OF CAPTAIN ARTHUR VERGE. from The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) of Friday 24 September 1915, Page 8. first accessed on TROVE on the 2nd of September, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15615796?

• CAPTAIN (DR.) ARTHUR VERGE. this was taken from the MEN OF THE DARDANELLES. published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) of Saturday 25 September 1915, Page 15. first accessed on TROVE on the 28th of August, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/239114675?searchTerm=R%20G%20Ward%20Cricket%20Dardanelles

• Arthur VERGE from the AIF PROJECT website first accessed online on the 7th of April, 2023.