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TOLHURST, Arthur Thomas Silas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3895 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 7 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kingswood, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 2 June 1955, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penrith General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Anglican Section 1 - Tow AG - Plot 10 |
| Memorials: | Penrith S P School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3895, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3895, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3895, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Wounded Left leg amputated | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3895, 30th Infantry Battalion, Multiple gunshot wounds. Left leg, left shoulder and right hand was severed | |
| 30 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3895, 30th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to ship to return to Australia re: D14 for discharge | |
| 19 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3895, 30th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit due to severed hand and left leg amputated above the knee |
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