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Bertie William ARIS

Regimental number803
Place of birthLewisham, Kent, England
SchoolCounty Council School, London
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressToowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Joshua Aris, 60 Glenthore Road, Hammersmith Road, London, England
Enlistment date25 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularGreatly missed by his parents and brothers and sisters and loved by all who knew him. (Father)
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 3), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joshua and Eliza ARIS, 60 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith, London
Family/military connectionsBrother-in-law: F. Hurst, 'who has just returned to Queensland after 5 years in Army.' (father)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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