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WATERS, Arthur Marsh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7336 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7336, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7336, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7336, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Pte. A. M. Waters was the second son of Mr and Mrs Waters of Railway Avenue, Yarraville. Enlisting in January, 1916, he sailed in the ill-fated Ballarat, went to France the following year and was gassed in March of this year, and in June returned to the firing line attached to B Company 6th Battalion, meeting his death in action on the 23rd of August last. Prior to enlisting he was city representative to the firm of P. G. Daimen & Co., Melbourne.
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