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Arthur Henry William SHILTON

Regimental number500
Place of birthCollingwood, Victoria
SchoolAll Saint's Grammar School, St. Kilda, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, Henry Shilton, 103 Whitehall Street, Footscray, Victoria
Enlistment date27 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"Both Grandfathers were in the 40th Regiment; William Shilton who possesses two medals and Stan Robert Charles Hutchings." [Mother: Lynda Shilton of Coburg, Victoria.] Died at Sea.
FateDied at sea 20 January 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Arthur Henry
Place of death or woundingSea
Age at death32
Place of burialAt Sea
Commemoration detailsChatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
95

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