Arthur William GAPES

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Service Number:	275
Enlisted:	24 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Drouin, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Tarago, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 27 February 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Originally buried east of Armentieres, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Drouin West Honor Roll

24 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 275, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
3 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 275, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 275, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
28 Dec 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 275, 37th Infantry Battalion, Gassed

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Son of Thomas Gapes and Marion Gapes nee Brown of Tarago, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal