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PASSMORE, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5428 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 February 1916, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barnstaple, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Guildford, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 23 October 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5428, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5428, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5428, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 3 Battalion to the 55 battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5428, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5428 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-10-23 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 25 years
Son fo Mrs. Jane Passmore of Barnstaple, Devonshire, UK
Eye witness stated that Arthur and another soldier were in a trench at 1.30am when a shell fell in on top of them burying both. Attempts made to dig them out failed to find Arthur's body
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal