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Arthur SLY

Regimental number298
Place of birthBirmingham England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
Address186 Pier Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinW Sly, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Enlistment date9 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 June 1915
Date of death12 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot C, Row N. Grave No. 221), Western Australia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
81
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of William SLY. Native of Birmingham, England

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