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PUTSEY, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX2416 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2/2nd Railway Construction Company (RAE) |
| Born: | Sunderland, England, 11 September 1900 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hebburn on Tyne, England |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith Striker |
| Died: | Tranmere, SA, 15 November 1972, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Sutton Court Wall 1, Niche A018 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1940: | Involvement Private, SX2416 | |
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| 23 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 23 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX2416 | |
| 23 Mar 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX2416, 2/2nd Railway Construction Company (RAE) | |
| 23 Mar 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX2416 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr and Mrs J PUTSEY, of County Durham, England. Married with three children, Arthur was residing at 100a Melbourne Street, North Adelaide. Educated at Hepburn on Tyne, England he played soccer in England and also in Australia. Played polo in India and was a member of the Durham Light Infantry in the Great War. Joined the English Army at 17 years of age and served in France, 6 months in Russia and then transferred to India for 4 years. Arthur came to Australia in 1923. He enlisted in the 2nd AIF in March 1940 and after 5 weeks in camp embarked for service overseas.
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