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JESSUP, Arthur William

Service Number:	561
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Eastwood, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 1873
Home Town:	Eastwood, Ryde, New South Wales
Schooling:	Ryde Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter and Builder
Died:	Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Australia, 25 September 1915
Cemetery:	Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Plot: 5_Zone C/#/2416
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 561, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen
23 Apr 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 561, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, Embarked from Sydney on "Armenian"
14 Jul 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 561, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, Invalided back and discharged. Awarded Queen's South Africa medal with five clasps (CC OFS Tvl Rhod. & SA01).

World War 1 Service

25 Sep 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, 1st Infantry Battalion, D.O.D.

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