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LAVER, Arthur John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 52 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Roseberry Park, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Somerset, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Warren, Warren Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wells Grammar School, Somerset, England |
| Occupation: | Station Overseer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 36, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 52, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Roseberry Park, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 52, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 52, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 52, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 52 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 17 years
Son of John and Agnes Sarah Laver of 41 High Street, Shepton Mallett, Somerset, England
Exact date of promotion to rank of Corporal is unclear
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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