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Arthur Rolt BAYNTUN

Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolBrunswick State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDresser
Address87 Albert Street, East Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs E.B. Bayntun, 87 Albert Street, East Brunswick, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in E Company, 5th Australian Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date20 April 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name7th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularReal name: Arnaud Rolt BAYNTUN
FateDied of wounds 30 June 1916
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Date of death30 June 1916
Age at death27
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 193), France
Family/military connectionsFather: 411 Sergeant Edward BAYNTON, 6th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 April 1918; Father-in-law: 756 Sergeant Samuel Charles WILSON, 6th Bn, returned to Australia, 24 June 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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