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Arthur Edward FIELD

Regimental number2032
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolBoard School, England
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSailor
Address73 Lower Ford Street, Millers Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Field, 45 Totnes Road, Canning Town Essex, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal Navy.
Enlistment date21 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of broncho-pneumonia.
FateDied of disease 1 November 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death31
Place of burialAbbevile Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 18), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175

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