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BIRCH, Arthur Henry

Service Number:	6491
Enlisted:	1 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	3rd Field Ambulance
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 14 March 1891
Home Town:	Mount Mary, Mid Murray, South Australia
Schooling:	Mt Mary Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Railway Porter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 12 April 1918, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Croydon War Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
2 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6491, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
2 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6491, 1st Stationary Hospital (AIF), RMS Malwa, Adelaide
12 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6491, 3rd Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6491 awm_unit: 3 Field Ambulance awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-04-12

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Biography

Son of Samuel McArthur BIRCH and Henrietta nee ROBERTS