Arthur William was born 1 February 1897 at Dunlop Station, Bourke. He was the 2nd son of James and Victoria Hudson.

On 2 August 1915, at age 18, Arthur enlisted in the AIF and his unit 7th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement, embarked on board HMAT A34 "PERSIC" on 18 November 1915. Following four years of war service he returned to Australia on 28 June 1919. There is much information on the NLA website relating to the war service of Arthur William, including copies of correspondence from his widow regarding his war medals.

Three years after his return Arthur married Augusta Olive Mathews 3 May 1922. They had four children, all born in Bourke, NSW. William Charles was born 23 April 1923, Arthur Ronald - 5 September 1926 who married Helen Ross on 3 December 1949 - Arthur Ronald died in Inverell, NSW. Next son born was Raymond Valentine - 14 Jun 1928 - he married Dorothy Muriel Maxwell on 6 May 1955. Violet Olive was born 23 Apl 1931 - she married Sydney Ivan Rankmore on 4 Sep 1951 and passed away on 9 Aug 1983.

Electoral records show the following details:
NSW ELECTORAL ROLL - Commonwealth - Darling State - Cobar - Subdivision of Louth
1930 - HUDSON, Arthur William (Labourer) - Louth - NSW

NSW ELECTORAL ROLL Cobar, sub-div. of Bourke - Cwealth - Darling
1936 - HUDSON, Arthur William, Tudor St Bourke, NSW labourer and Augusta Olive, Tudor St Bourke, NSW home duties

NSW ELECTORAL ROLL Cobar, sub-div. of Bourke - Cwealth - Darling
1937 - HUDSON, Arthur William, Tudor St Bourke, NSW labourer and Augusta Olive, Tudor St Bourke, NSW home duties

NSW ELECTORAL ROLL - Cobar, sub-div. of Bourke - Cwealth - Darling
1943 - HUDSON, Arthur William, Tudor St Bourke labourer and Augusta Olive, Tudor St, home duties

NSW ELECTORAL ROLL - Cobar, sub-div. of Bourke - Cwealth - Darling
1949 - HUDSON, Arthur William, Tudor St Bourke labourer and Augusta Olive, Tudor St, home duties and William Charles, Tudor St, Govt. Boring Plant, helper

NSW ELECTORAL ROLL - Castlereagh, sub-div. of Bourke - Cwealth - Darling
1954 - HUDSON, Augusta Olive, (now a widow) Tudor St, home duties and Raymond Valentine, Tudor St, labourer and William Charles, Tudor St, Govt. Boring Plant, helper

Detail from the book "100 LIVES" follows:
"A simple timber cross marks the grave of Trooper Arthur Hudson. As a young man Louth born Arthur worked at the Dunlop Wool Scour under the direction of his father who was the engineer. At the outbreak of WWI he enlisted in the Australian Infantry Force and served in the Light Horse in Egypt and in Gallipoli. He was in the second machine gun squadron of the ANZAC forces. Between the 25 April 1915 and and 16 December in the same year 27,000 men were killed or wounded at Gallipoli and the ANZAC tradition began. Arthur was one of the wounded at Gallipoli but he didn't return to Louth until 1919. Here he married Augustine Mathews, daughter of Bill Mathews and granddaughter of the famous coach owner and driver TA Mathews of Louth. Later Arthur and Augustine moved to Bourke where they lived at 'Lynwood', 2 Tudor Street.

Here they raised a family of three sons, Bill, Arthur and Ray, and a daughter Violet. Their house was formerly the house of Captain Brown (owner of "THE NILE"). At Bourke Arthur worked for some time for the Department of Public Works. He died in 1940, and his wife and sons lived on in the house for many decades." (This excerpt states that references are from various volumes of HISTORY OF BOURKE).

His Obituary states that he was a keen amateur boxer and at one time fought Johnny Shields in a local contest; his talks on boxing were always of interest. He was an enthusiastic member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, passing through the chairs, and rising to the rank of Past District Grand Master and representing Bourke branch at a Sydney Conference. The local RSL branch was also enriched by his efforts up to the time of his illness.

Arthur William Hudson and Augusta (Gussie) nee Mathews
Augusta is holding a photograph of her mother-in-law Victoria Prudence Hudson nee Brennan
Photos courtesy J Blashek.

In "The Western Herald" 25 August, 1994 Gussie said "Arthur fought in the war and was wounded twice, he was badly hurt. We had some wonderful times together, though, and I loved him very much. He had problems with his heart and for the last two years together, I nursed him and looked after him. I still miss him a great deal".

Augusta Hudson widow of Arthur William, died the year following the newspaper article - she was buried 11 Oct 1995 in the Old Cemetery, Bourke, NSW.