PROUD, Arthur Ernest
| Service Number: | 6871 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, April 1883 |
| Home Town: | Quarry Hill, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plummer |
| Died: | Illness - Influenza & Pneumonia, Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, United of .Kingdom, United Kingdom, 14 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Plot 32, Row I, Grave No. 2, Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6871, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 6871, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 6871, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 19 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6871, 21st Infantry Battalion, GSW left forearm | |
| 14 Nov 1918: | Involvement 6871, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6871 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: awm_died_date: 1918-11-14 |
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From WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 14th November......Private Arthur Ernest Proud was born at Ballarat, Victoria in 1883. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 4th September, 1916 as a 33 year old, married, Plumber with 3 children.
Private Proud joined 21st Battalion at the War Front on 6th December, 1917. He was wounded in action on 19th May, 1918 & invalided to England where he recovered & was posted to No. 3 Command Depot at Hurdcott, Wiltshire.
Private Proud was sent to Group Clearing Hospital at Sutton Veny on 3rd November, 1918 with Influenza. He died at 10.00 hrs on 14th November, 1918 at the Military Hospital, Sutton Veny of Influenza & Pneumonia.
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