WINDOVER, Arthur
| Service Number: | 4599 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 5 May 1874 |
| Home Town: | Black Forest, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Mouquet Farm, France, 5 September 1916, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen St Sever Cemetery, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4599, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4599, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4599, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 5 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4599, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4599 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-05 |
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"..4599 Private (Pte) Arthur Windover, 10th Battalion. A carpenter from Black Forest, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 14th reinforcements from Adelaide on 7 February 1916 for Suez. On 20 May 1916 he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated to the Western Front, France, three weeks later. He was wounded in action with a back injury on 15 August 1916 but was able to return to duty two days later. Pte Windover was wounded in action on a second occasion on 4 September 1916 during the Battle for Mouquet Farm and died of these wounds the following day at 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, France. He was aged 43 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"THE LATE PRIVATE A. WINDOVER.
Private A. Windover was killed in action in France on September 5. He had a bright and cheerful disposition, and was popular among a wide circle of friends. He was the only son of Mrs. E. Windover, Perth, and left a widow and three children." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 07 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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