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DURKIN, Arthur Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2643 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Young, New SouthWales, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Convent School, Superior Public School |
| Occupation: | Tailors Presser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Louveral, France, 2 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, 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
| 21 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2643, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2643, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2643, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Patrick and Jane Louisa Durkin. Next of kin was given as his sister Nellie Durkin of 161 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW later known as Nellie Gregory; brother of Ernest P. M. Durkin and Millicent Margurrita Durkin
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to the brother Ernest P.M. Durkin