BOXSHALL, Arthur Mackay
| Service Number: | 2576 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Clearmont, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 14 November 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery Plot II. A. 20. Inscription "Nearer Thy God To Thee" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sorrento St. John's Anglican Church Memorial Window, Sorrento War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2576, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2576, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2576, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2576, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2576 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-14 | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
A labourer from Sorrento, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Boxshall embarked with the 6th Reinforcements, 22nd Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses on 27th October 1915. Later transferring to the 2nd Pioneer Battalion, he was reported as wounded and missing in action. A court of enquiry subsequently determined that he had died of wounds 14th November 1916. His remains were later recovered and interred in Warlencourt British Cemetery, Arras, France. He was 32 and the son of James and Charlotte Boxshall; husband of Ann M. Brown (formerly Boxshall), of 37, Rowena Parade, Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
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