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KAYE, Arthur John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 280 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | White Hills, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Striker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 22 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 280, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 280, 29th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 280, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Arthur and Margaret KAYE
PTE. ARTHUR JOHN KAYE
Second son of Mr and Mrs A. Kaye, of 14 Federal street, Footscray, enlisted in the 22th Battalion July 10th, 1915, sailed for EVgypt, and after some months in the Lewis Machine Gun Section sailed for France in June 1916. On 4/12/16 he was admitted to hospital in England suffering from trench feet. Recovering he returned to his unit in April, 1917, and was killed in action 22/10/17. Before enlisting he was employed by Hugh Lennon, Spotswood. Pte. Kay was 30 years and 4 months old. Two brothers are still on active service.
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