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HALKAS, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1722, 1722A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 May 1915, Enlisted at Keswick South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Athens, Greece, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Keswick, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1722, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1722A, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1722A, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1722, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1722 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as his brother Mitchell Halkas of Athens, Greece
Served at Gallipoli
16 August 1920 - Public Trustee wrote that the Greek Consulate in Melbourne was unable to trace Arthur's brother
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. In 1922 records shows that his medals had not been issued due to his next of kin having not been located