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Francis Benjamin ARNOLD

Regimental number3520
Place of birthWarragul, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressWarragul, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, F Arnold, Warragul, Victoria
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3519
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis and Margaret ARNOLD, Sea View, Warragull, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2332 Lance Corporal William Leslie ARNOLD, 9th Bn, died of wounds, 16 August 1916; three cousins killed.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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