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VANSELOW, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5923 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Canterbury, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Gardiner, Victoria, Australia, 6 January 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Garden of No Distant Place, June. Held in perpetuity. Cremated on 8 January 1970. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5923, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5923, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5923, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5923, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the back and leg. Invalided to England on 21 August 1918 | |
| 22 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5923, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ludwig Francis Vanselow and Elizabeth Ann Vanselow nee Davies of Chatham Road, Canterbury, Victoria. Brother of Leslie Ernest Vanselow who returned to Australia in early 1921 having served with the 5th and 22nd Battalions.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 March 1919 aboard HT Czaritza then transhipped to HT Dunluce Castle disembarking on 15 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Arthur married Emily Lorna Thomas is Victoria.