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TOWNSEND, Arthur William

• Personal Details
• Service History
• Personal Stories

Step 1: Personal Details

Service Numbers:	2403, 194
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Coraki, New South Wales, Australia, 16 November 1894
Home Town:	Mallanganee, Kyogle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith’s Hammer Man
Died:	Natural causes, Casino, New South Wales, Australia, 15 February 1965, aged 70 years
Cemetery:	Casino Lawn Cemetery, NSW Anglican; Row G; Plot 12.
Memorials:	Casino Irvington Public School Roll of Honor WW1, Mallanganee WW1 Roll of Honour, Mallanganee WW1 Roll of Honour

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Step 2: Service History

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2403, Melbourne, Victoria
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 2403, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2403, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
2 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 194, 36th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
13 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 194, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 194, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
1 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 36th Infantry Battalion
11 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 36th Infantry Battalion
13 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Division Headquarters
12 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 194, 36th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW Back
30 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , Remained on duty
1 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Division Headquarters
9 Jan 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion
30 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion
11 May 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HT Borda, Plymouth, England for return to Australia - arriving Melbourne 27 June 1919 then by train to Sydney.
12 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion

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