SEYMOUR, Arthur Frederick
| Service Number: | 3304 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | O'Connell, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, O`Connell ANZAC Memorial Avenue, Oberon Shire Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3304, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3304, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3304, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 3304, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3304 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Three Seymour brothers from O'Connell near Barthurst NSW, all enlisted in the 19th Battalion during August 1915. Arthur Seymour later transferred to the 4th Battalion.
His brothers Aubrey and Albert went to the 55th Battalion, and fought in the battle of Fromelles where Aubrey was captured by the Germans.
Bathurst Times 20 July 1917, O'CONNELL SOLDIER'S END. TRUE SOLDIER'S DEATH.
The following letter was received by Mr. S. Seymour, of O'Connell, in reference to the death of his son, Private Arthur Seymour, in France.
Dear Mr. Seymour, I am writing to offer my very deepest sympathy to you regarding the death of your son, Private A. V. Seymour, who was killed in action on the 15th. of this month. I was his platoon commander at the time, and I am sure you will be glad to know that he died a true soldier's death, doing his duty to the best of his ability. Your son did not suffer any pain, and in the evening, we buried him with one of his comrades just in the rear of our trench, and the next day a cross bearing his name and regiment was put over his grave. This is rather a hard letter to write, dear sir, so I will close, again offering my deepest sympathy. Very sincerely yours, M.R. Shelly, Lieut. 4th. Battalion, A.I.F. France, April 27, 1917.