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David William ARTHUR

Regimental number66172
Place of birthHinton, New South Australlia
Place of birthPeak Hill, New South Wales
SchoolPeak Hill Public School, New South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressIslay via Parkes, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Arthur, Islay via Parkes, New South Wales
Enlistment date18 May 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameNew South Wales Reinforcement 20
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Zealandic on 5 October 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateDied of disease 18 February 1919
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCharleroi Communal Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 9), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ellen ARTHUR, Parkes, New South Wales

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