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WASSON, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4252 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 November 1915, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryvale, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Non Battle Casualty, Australia, 28 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Presbyterian Section, Row 6D, Grave 10481 Commemoration Plaque is in the Garden of Remembrance, NSW, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4252, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4252, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4252, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Louisa Wasson of 22 Thurlow Street, Redfern, NSW
8 April 1917 - returned to Australia on board HT Barambah for discharge re old standing Pleurisy. Had continually suffered serious lung health issues which serving overseas
Served an apprenticeship bootmaker