Arthur THORN

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Service Number:	2238
Enlisted:	29 March 1905
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cavenagh, South Australia, 21 June 1886
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Met chemist
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie Congregational Church Memorial Pulpit, Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates, The South Australian National War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

29 Mar 1905:	Enlisted
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2238, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2238, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide

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