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BLISS, Arthur Rupert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2559, Q225917 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 7th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Stewkley, England, 17 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kooroongarra, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Millmerran, Queensland, Australia, 20 July 1967, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Millmerran Cemetery, Queensland Protestant 3C, Grave No 13. |
| Memorials: | Millmerran War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2559, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2559, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2559, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1916: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion, GSW to Chest. | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion, GSW to Forearm. | |
| 24 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Q225917, 7th Qld. Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps. | |
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| 19 Apr 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, Q225917, not allocated enlistment register | |
| 19 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, Q225917, 7th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 19 Apr 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, Q225917, 7th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
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