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PHILBROOK, Arthur Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 868 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Kensington |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chelsea, Middlesex, England, 10 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Killara, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Wyong, New South Wales, Australia, 15 November 1969, aged 77 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 868, 1st Infantry Battalion, Kensington | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 868, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 868, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 868, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 868, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW right hand and arm (serious) | |
| 5 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 868, 1st Infantry Battalion, HT Ballarat, Suez for invaliding (amputated right arm) to Australia - disembarking Sydney 11 August 1915 | |
| 6 Dec 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 868, 1st Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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