BAMFORD, Arthur
| Service Number: | 3113 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | South Darley, Derbyshire, England , 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Church of England School, Derbyshire, England. |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Corbie, France, 8 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 6. Inscription JESUS IN THY HOLY KEEPING LEAVE WE NOW OUR DEAR ONE SLEEPING , Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3113, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3113, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 3113, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3113 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was one of eight children, all born at South Darley to Alfred George and Fanny Dorothy Bamford. His first job was as a domestic gardener. At some time after 1911 he emigrated to Mackay, Australia.
He is remembered at Finningley - Holy Trinity & St Oswald Church on the War Memorial and is also commemorated on Old Mackay Town Hall foyer, Sydney Street, Mackay. Australia .
2nd Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps formerly with the 49th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement.
Age on arrival in Australia-24
Enlistment date 25 January 1916- Mackay, Queensland or Rockhampton QLD.
Age at embarkation 25
He was 28. His parents ran The Harvey Arms, Finningley, Doncaster, England. Fanny also lived at 14 Whittaker St, Doncaster, England.
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