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Arthur John SERGEANT

Regimental number6419
Place of birth22 Hague St, Bethnal Green, England
SchoolThe Central School, Mansford St, Bethnal Green, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressHaberfield, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, A J Sergeant, 22 Hague Street, Bethnal Green London East, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death22.7
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBirr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 13), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Emma SERGEANT, 22 Hague Street, Bethnal Green Road, London, England
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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