Arthur WATLING

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Service Number:	1255
Enlisted:	30 September 1914, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kempton, Tasmania, June 1893
Home Town:	Kempton, Southern Midlands, Tasmania
Schooling:	Kempton State School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 August 1915
Cemetery:	7th Field Ambulance Cemetery 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kempton Congregational Church HR, Kempton Memorial Arch

30 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1255, Claremont, Tasmania
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1255, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1255, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1255, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1255, 15th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1255 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-09

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