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Arthur John GOSNEY

Regimental number560
Place of birthWinchelsea,Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTrafalgar, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs M E Gosney, Winchelsea, Victoria
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 2), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
53
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Winchelsea Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Robert and Mary GOSNEY, 163 Evans Street North, Port Melbourne, Victoria. Photo: Ian Marr
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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