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BOSWORTH, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1306 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brewongle, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bathurst Public School |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst Public School Roll of Honour, Lyndhurst & District Memorial Hall, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1306, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Kensington, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1306, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1306, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1306, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1306 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs Florence M Bosworth, Kepple Street, Bathurst, New South Wales
CORPORAL ARTHUR BOSWORTH
News was received last night by Mrs. Arthur Bosworth, at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kearney, 117 Bentinck St., notifying the death in France on August 18, of her husband, Corporal Arthur Bosworth, who had been at the front two years, was previously wounded. Corporal A. Bosworth was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Bosworth, of Raglan, and leaves a wife and two children. The news of his death will be received with wide-spread regret. Truly, the war is taking a toll of our heroes.
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