Walter Smith ARNOLD

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Service Number:	2329
Enlisted:	9 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Albert Park State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2329, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2329, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 21st Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
4 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 57th Infantry Battalion -- Ferry Post, Egypt
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2329, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2329, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2329, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2329, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2329 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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