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THWAITES, Arthur Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 21044 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 1878 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Assistant Dispenser |
| Died: | Jumped overboard whilst delirious from Pyrexia, At sea (Indian Ocean onboard HMAT A 36 SS Boonah), 9 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at Sea |
| Memorials: | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 21044, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 21044, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Boonah, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
The soldier, Sgt. A. C. Thwaites, who jumped overboard from the transport Boonah, while in delirium consequent on influenza, enlisted at Lithgow a year ago, where he was engaged as a district inspector for Beale and Company. When being tendered a farewell at Lithgow, Thwaites said he had a premonition he would never live to return to Australia. Although he saw no fighting, the presentiment proved correct.