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ARRETA, August
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1304 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hoppsal, Finland, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Falling into Shipping Hold, Port Adelaide, SA, 24 November 1922 |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section E Drive B Path 5 161S |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1304, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1304, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 1304 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
The deceased was working at the collier Yarra on November 24, when he fell into the hold of the vesel, and was killed instantaneously. He was a Russian who had been in Australia for about 14 years and had no dependants.