Arthur Poyntz HIRST

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Service Number:	1539
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	4th Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, January 1897
Home Town:	Bothwell, Central Highlands, Tasmania
Schooling:	Bothwell State School
Occupation:	Farming student
Died:	Accidental (Injuries), Les Attaques, France, 21 June 1916
Cemetery:	Calais Southern Cemetery, France Calais Southern Cemetery, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bothwell War Memorial, Men of Bothwell Honour Roll

28 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1539, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
28 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1539, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne
21 Jun 1916:	Involvement Driver, 1539, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1539 awm_unit: 4th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-06-21

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