RATHMANN, Arthur Charles Gustave
| Service Number: | 430 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Mannum, South Australia , 15 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium , 18 September 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Menin Road South Military Cemetery Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mannum War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 430, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 430, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 430, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 430, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 430, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
RATHMANN, Arthur Charles Gustave (born, Arthur Gustav Franz Rathmann) worked as a farm labourer at F.H. Randall, Angus Valley South Australia before the war. At enlistment his sister, Miss C Rathmann who lived in Gumeracha, was his nominated next of kin. Arthur served with the 27th Battalion for 2 years before dying from a shrapnel wound. Although he was taken to hospital, later died from the wounds. He was buried in Belgium and all his belongings went to his sister as his will stated.
During Arthur’s time in the war, he became twice ill with jaundice once on 29/11/15 and once again on 21/1/16. Jaundice is a disease that affects the liver turning the skin yellow and white of the eyes.
He was buried at MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY located in Belgium.
Lest we forget.
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