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MOSSOM, Arthur Ambrose
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2864 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gippsland, Vic., 17 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Boys Central State School Ipswich |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Le Sars, Somme, France, 26 February 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Central Congregational Church Honour Board, Ipswich Central Congregational Church Pictorial Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2864, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2864, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2864, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Francis and Emma MOSSOM
Mrs. Mossom, ol Park-street, Ipswich, has been informed that her son, Private Arthur A. Mossom, was killed in action on February 26. The late Private Mossom was educated at Central Boys' School, and prior to enlisting in June, 1915, was engaged at Roma Downs station. He left Australia in September, 1915, and eventually went to France, serving through the Somme battles.
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