FOSSEY, Arthur
| Service Number: | 2030 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockbank, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Carrum Downs, Victoria, Australia, 1980, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2030, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2030, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2030, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 11 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2030, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the foot and elbow. Invalided to England on 16 December 1916 | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 70th Infantry Battalion, From the 32nd Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From the 70th Battalion | |
| 5 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2030, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left knee fracturing the kneecap and a severe wound to the right hand | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2030, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as invalid due to wounding |
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At the time of enlistment he was residing at Pt Augusta, SA
Son of William Alfred Fossey and Maria Fossey nee Quaile of St Kilda, Victoria. Brother of Charles Vere Fossey who died of wounds on 25 November 1916 and is buried in Grove Town Cemetery. Plot 11, Row K, Grave 11, Eva Mary Fossey, Lena Florence Fossey, Alfred Thomas Edward Fossey, Ada Sophia Fossey who was later named as next of kin, Walter Ernest Fossey, Mabel Victoria Fossey, George Clyde Fossey who was killed in action on3 May 1917 and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and Elsie Vera Fossey
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1918 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on the 26 May 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal