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Arthur G THORPE

Regimental number696
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressLouie Thorpe, Fairview, Doncaster Road, Mooretop Ackworth, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinSister, Louie Thorpe c/o Mrs Bowman, Nouchly Farm, Calner Sheffield, England
Enlistment date25 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialRailway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot VI, Row N, Grave No. 34), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Alice THORPE. Native of Upton, Pontefract, England

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