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FORSLUND, Arthur Henry

Service Number:	6559
Enlisted:	4 September 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Telephone Operator
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 2 May 1918
Cemetery:	Ebblinghem Military Cemetery I E 6,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport Cenotaph, East Devonport St Paul's Honour Roll, Hobart Postmaster General's Department Glorious Dead Honour Roll, Hobart Postmaster-General's Department WW1 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

4 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6559, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6559, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6559, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Alfred William and Sarah Forslund, of East Devonport Tasmania.