Arthur DRING

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Service Number:	6259
Enlisted:	10 April 1916, Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1890
Home Town:	Dumbleyung, Dumbleyung Shire, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 28 September 1917
Cemetery:	Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, France Plot 1, Row B, Grave 9, Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dumbleyung War Memorial, Wagin & District Honour Roll

10 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6259, 11th Infantry Battalion, Perth, WA
18 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6259, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
18 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6259, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Fremantle
6 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6259, Shell wound to the right hand
15 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6259, Third Ypres, Multiple gunshot wounds
28 Sep 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 6259, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6259 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-28

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Son of Eliza Dring. Brother of Mrs. Louisa Hall of Islington, North East London, England

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal