Arthur Franklin HAMLYN

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HAMLYN, Arthur Franklin

Service Number:	917
Enlisted:	1 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Inglewood, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Mogil Mogil, Walgett, New South Wales
Schooling:	Kerang State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer/Sailor
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	Johnston's Jolly Cemetery, Gallipoli, Türkiye Sp. Mem. 6. Inscription THE LOVE WE HAD FOR YOU IN LIFE, IN DEATH SEEMS STRONGER STILL , Johnston's Jolly Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Johnston's Jolly Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 917, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 917, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 917, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Matthew Hamlyn and Eleanor Elizabeth Thompson formerly Hamlyn nee O'Brien of Mogil Mogil, Coldernberri, NSW. Brother of Elsie Ruth Hamlyn, Catherine Maud Hamlyn, Mabel Gertrude Hamlyn, Mary Isabel Jinks nee Hamlyn, Adelaide Kate Hamlyn, Richard Hamlyn, James Richard Hamlyn, Edith Elizabeth Hamlyn and Irene Annie Hamlyn

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the Perth Militia, WA

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