Alfred ARROWSMITH

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Service Number:	6027
Enlisted:	6 September 1916, Dubbo, New South Wales Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelong, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Canbelego, Cobar, New South Wales
Schooling:	Convent School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cobar Canbelego Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

6 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Dubbo, New South Wales Australia
31 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6027, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
31 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6027, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
Date unknown:	Involvement 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Son of Alfred and Winifred Arrowsmith, Canbelego, New South Wales

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal