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Arthur ALDOUS

Regimental number2567
Place of birthHoxne, Suffolk, England
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationLabourer
AddressAdelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.10
Height6' 0.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Aldous, 6 Cross Street, Hoxne near Eye, Suffolk, England
Previous military serviceServed for 7 weeks in the AIF; discharged on account of varicose veins.
Enlistment date18 July 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 21 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 26 September 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis Parents: Tom and Ellen ALDOUS
Discharge date4 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 26 September 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 21 November 1917, for onward travel by train to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit: nephritis), Adelaide, 4 March 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 July 1927 Keswick, South Australia
Age at death38
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALDOUS Arthur

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