WARD, Arthur Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 2498, 2498B |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, October 1876 |
| Home Town: | Chain of Ponds, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Millbrook Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2498, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2498, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 2498B, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2498B awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Arthur Joseph Ward was born in Adelaide, South Australia. Arthur attended Millbrook Public School and later worked as a labourer, a physically demanding and common job at the time. He was 39 years and 1 month old when he enlisted. According to his medical examination form, he had blue eyes, stood 5 feet 5 inches tall, and weighed 138 pounds.
Arthur enlisted on 25 April 1916. He embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 21 September 1916. He served in the 50th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement.
Later, he was transferred to the 27th Infantry Battalion during the Third Ypres campaign. Arthur Joseph Ward was killed in action on 20 September 1917 at Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium and has no known grave.
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