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Arthur HALE

Regimental number7748
Place of birthKyneton, Victoria
SchoolKyneton State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKumminin, Bruce Rock, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Hale, Woodside Crescent, Toorak, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 1 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularSecretary, Roads Board, Bruce Rock, Western Australia
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialCorbie Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot 2, Row E, Grave No. 58), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
79
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Emily HALE, 3 Rathmines Road, Toorak, Victoria. Native of Tayneton, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: [11763] Lt Thomas Newton HALE, 3rd Motor Transport Company, returned to Australia, 3 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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