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PORTEUS, Arthur John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4269 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, 1900 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 6 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Newtown Superior Public School Great War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4269, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4269, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4269, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 6 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 4269, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4269 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-06 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
Arthur fought in the Pozieres Battle and the 1917 battles of 2nd Battle of Bullecourt and Menin Road. He was 17 years 10 months old when he was killed.
His family epitaph reads- LET FATE DO HER WORST, THERE ARE RELICS OF JOY, BRIGHT MEMORIES OF THE PAST, WHICH SHE CANNOT DESTROY.