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WILSDON, Arthur Menzies
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 334 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Menzies, Western Australia, 9 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Solomontown Public School and Port Pirie High School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 September 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Port Pirie Boer War Memorial, Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1916: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 334, 8th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 334, 8th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 334, 8th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 334 awm_unit: 8th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-29 |
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