Bertie William ARIS

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Service Number:	803
Enlisted:	25 January 1916, Toowoomba, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lewisham, Kent, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	County Council School, London
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Strand Military Cemetery Plot V1, Row D, Grave 3, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board, Windsor War Memorial

25 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Toowoomba, Queensland
18 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 803, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 803, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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Arrived in Australia aged 19 years

41 Battalion

Rank - Private

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Joshua and Eliza Aris, of 60, Glenthorne Rd., Hammersmith, London, England. Native of Catford, London, England