WARD, Arthur
| Service Numbers: | 2453, 2453A |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boor Plains, Near Kadina, South Australia, 18 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | Watervale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School Watervale |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullicourt, France, 11 April 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" His name is located at panel 147 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Virginia District WW1 Roll of Honor, Watervale Public School Roll of Honour WW1, Watervale War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2453, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
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| 16 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2453, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 9 Mar 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2453, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
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| 19 Apr 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2453A, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2453A awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Born 18 March 1886 at Boor Plains, near Kadina, South Australia.
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 370 Page: 481 District: Dal.)
Father William Ward (b. ___ - d. 15/12/1934 82 years) and
Mother Elizabeth Ward (nee Dunlop) (b. ___ - d. 6/6/1931 78 years),
prior to enlisting he lived with his parents at Watervale, South Australia
Siblings:
Sister Alice Ward - (b. 8/10/1874 Wakefield, SA - d. ____)
(1842 - 1906 Book: 142 Page: 131 District: UpW.)
Brother William Ward - (b. 28/6/1877 Hd of Kadina, SA - d. ___)
(1842 - 1906 Book: 188 Page: 483 District: Dal.)
Brother James Ward - (b. 29/11/1879 Boor Plains, near Kadina SA - d. ___)
(1842 - 1906 Book: 233 Page: 215 District: Dal.)
Brother Sidney Ward - (b. 13/5/1881 Boor Plains, near Kadina SA - d. 15/6/1883)
(1842 - 1906 Book: 265 Page: 311 District: Dal.)
buried in Watervale Cemetery
Brother Walter Ward - (b. 17/1/1883 Boor Plains, near Kadina, SA - d. 13/8/1883)
(1842 - 1906 Book: 297 Page: 385 District: Dal.)
buried in Watervale Cemetery
himself Arthur Ward - (b. 18/3/1886 Boor Plains, Near Kadina, SA
- d. 11/4/1917 Bellicourt, France)
TWIN brother Victor Ward - (b. 3/12/1888 near Auburn SA - d. 22/3/1956)
(1842 - 1906 Book: 429 Page: 263 District: UpW.)
buried in Watervale Cemetery
TWIN brother Oliver Ward - (b. 3/12/1888 in near Auburn, SA - d. 1961)
(1842 - 1906 Book: 429 Page: 263 District: UpW.)
buried in Watervale Cemetery
Brother Morris Dunlop Ward (b. 5/10/1890 near Watervale SA - d. 29/9/1959)
(1842 - 1906 Book: 467 Page: 375 District: UpW.)
buried in Watervale Cemetery
Sister Beatrice Stella Ward - (b. 16/6/1893 in Watervale, SA - d. ___)
(1842 - 1906 Book: 524 Page: 25 District: UpW.)
had a son: Ronald Ward (b. 22/12/1913 in Adelaide, SA)
unrecorded father - Mother stated as Stella Beatrice Ward
(1907 - 1928, Book : 926 Page : 59 District : Ade.)
Next of kin in service:
brother 977 Private Oliver Ward - 10th Infantry Battalion
enlisted
embarked
30/4/1915 gun shot wound to left shoulder in Gallipoli
5/7/1915 returned to Australia
nephew SX18445 Lance Corporal Ronald Ward (WWII)
born 22/12/1913 Adelaide SA - d. 15/10/1994 80 years old)
5/5/1942 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
14/1/1946 discharged from service in AIF, WWII
buried in Watervale Cemetery
Described on enlisting as 26 years 9 months old; single; 5' 6" tall; 140 lbs;
dark complexion; brown eyes; dark hair; Presbyterian
16/12/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia
completed medical - fit for service
4/1/1916 Commanding Officer appointed Arthur to A Company, 2nd Depot,
at Adelaide Camp
9/3/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board RMS Mongolia
as a Private with 4th reinforcements, 32nd Infantry Battalion, 8th Infantry Brigade
19/4/1916 taken on strength into 48th Battalion at Seapeum
2/6/1916 embarked on board HMT Caledonia, ex Alexandria
9/6/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
Alotted letter "A" behind service number (2453A), owing to duplication of Reg.No.
In Bullecourt, France.
11/4/1917 reported "Missing in Action"
29/12/1917 court of enquiry (in the field) - now states was killed in action 11/4/1917
11/4/1917 killed in action at Bullecourt, France (31 years old)
NO KNOWN GRAVE
Commemorated at Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
His name is located at panel 147 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
His name is also commemorated at his family grave at the Watervale Cemetery, Watervale, SA.
Medals:
British War medal (33984); Victory medal (33743); Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll
(340945).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 23/5/2015. Lest we forget.
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