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DUKE, Arthur Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 33020 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1916, Enlisted Victoria Barracks, New South Wales as part of the Field Artillery Brigade, February 1917 Reinforcements. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Regiment |
| Born: | Banyena, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Concussion of the brain, fractured base of skull, At sea (Aboard HMAT "Shropshire"), 9 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 33020, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, Enlisted Victoria Barracks, New South Wales as part of the Field Artillery Brigade, February 1917 Reinforcements. | |
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| 9 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 33020, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, Died at sea, result of an accident. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 33020 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Arthur Osmond Duke and Eleanor Jane Bradley married 21 Jul 1887 Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
Fate: - Ship's Medical Officer, HMAT "Shropshire".
Reported that Driver Arthur Frederick Duke was admitted to hospital at 6pm, 8th June 1917 suffering from concussion resulting from a fall down companion way entrance (ladder) to B deck. During the morning of the 9th June 1917, he developed symptoms, synonymous to that of a fractured at the base of the skull. Driver Duke died at 3pm that day.