MAUDSLEY, Arthur James Aloysius
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 4 May 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St. Patricks College, Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Public Accountant |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 31 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu. France Grave Ref. 11 C 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club |
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 38th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1918-08-31 |
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Arthur James Aloysius MAUDSLEY was born in 1881 in Melbourne, Victoria
His parents were Frederick MAUDSLEY and Annie MALONE
He had previous service as a Lieutenant in the Citizen Military Forces in 1905 and was aslo Area Officer for Fitzroy. At the time of enlisting he had 12 years serving with the Militia & was still a serving Officer
Arthur married Frances Hale REA on 12th September 1911 in St Patricks Cathedral, Melbourne - they had one child Frances May Rea MAUDSLEY born in 1913
He enlisted for WW1 on 4th May, 1916 with the 38th Battalion, D Company - Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Runic on 20th June 1916
Arthur was promoted to Captain and then a Major - he was also twice Mentioned in Dispatches
He was Killed in Action by a shell in the field while leading his battalion near Feuillacourt in the advance on Mont St Quentin on 31st August, 1918 - he is buried in Hem Farm Military Cemetery & also commemorated on the Australian War memorial & the Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour.
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