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CHERRY, Arthur

Service Number:	6953
Enlisted:	28 September 1916, Toowoomba, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Oakey, Queensland, 8 November 1895
Home Town:	Oakey, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Oakey State School
Occupation:	Butter-maker
Died:	Died of wounds, France, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 6 June 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot 111, Row A, Grave 18, Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France, Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Oakey War Memorial

World War 1 Service

28 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6953, Toowoomba, Queensland
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6953, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6953, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
16 Aug 1917:	Wounded Private, 6953, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell wound (thigh and left arm)
5 Jun 1918:	Wounded Private, 6953, 15th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), 2nd occasion - Shell wound (buttocks)

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Biography

Son of William and Elizabeth Cherry and native of Oakey, Queensland.