Edward Harold ARTSO

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Service Number:	2868
Enlisted:	1 February 1916, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, January 1893
Home Town:	Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria
Schooling:	Warrnambool State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 18 May 1918
Cemetery:	Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot II, Row B, Grave 3
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial

1 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2868, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2868, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
Date unknown:	Involvement 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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29 Battalion

Died of gunshot wounds to back and right arm.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of William and Martha Artso, of 32, Timor St., Warmambool, Victoria, Australia.