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FORTESCUE, Arthur Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6455, N348941 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Freshwater, UK, 14 March 1884 |
| Home Town: | Gayndah, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | 4 December 1965, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gulgong Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Gayndah Reid's Creek No 261 Rifle Club Roll of Honour, Gayndah War Memorial, Gulgong District Soliders Memorial, New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6455, 7th Infantry Brigade Train, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 6455, 7th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 6455, 7th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 3 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N348941, 23rd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Mudgee, NSW |
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Personal Stories
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Meritorious Service Medal
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57
Date: 18 April 1918