COUCHMAN, Arthur John
| Service Number: | 2881 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Dartford, England, United Kingdom, May 1887 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Broncho-pneumonia, New Zealand Hospital at Codford, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, 15 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Codford St. Mary (St. Mary) New Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Grave No. 48, Codford St Mary (St Mary) New Churchyard, Codford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2881, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2881, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1887 COUCHMAN Arthur John Dartford 2a 476
Deaths Mar 1917 Couchman Arthur J 29 Warminster 5a 237
Address Thompson Road, North Fremantle, Western Australia
Age at embarkation 29
Next of kin Wife, Mrs Sarah M Couchman, Thompson Road, North Fremantle, Western Australia
Enlistment date 10 July 1916
51st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/68/3
Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Age at death 30
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 15th February........Private Arthur John Couchman was born in Dartford, Kent, England in 1887. He travelled to Australia & enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 10th July, 1916 as a 29 year old Married Labourer from North Fremantle, Western Australia.
Private Couchman arrived in England on 10th January, 1917 & was posted to 13th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire. He was admitted to New Zealand Hospital at Codford on 11th February, 1917.
Private Arthur John Couchman died at 5.30 p.m. on 15th February, 1917 from Broncho-pneumonia. He was buried in Anzac War Graves Cemetery (St Mary's New Churchyard, Codford) where 30 other WW1 Australian Soldiers & 66 WW1 New Zealand Soldiers are buried.
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