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ARROWSMITH, Robert William
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3351, S71382 |
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Enlisted: | 3 July 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 7th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Sunderland, Durham, England, 2 March 1896 |
Home Town: | Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Schooling: | Unknown |
Occupation: | Bank clerk |
Died: | Natural causes, South Australia, 19 December 1980, aged 84 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Tranquility Rose Bed T4 Position 004 |
Memorials: | Adelaide National Australia Bank WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide National Australia Bank WW1 Honour Board, Maitland War Memorial, Wallaroo St Mary The Virgin Anglican Church Memorial Certificate |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3351, 48th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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10 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 3351, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seeang Bee, Adelaide | |
10 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3351, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
20 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3351, 48th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
30 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, S71382 | |
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30 May 1942: | Enlisted S71382, Port Lincoln, South Australia | |
31 May 1942: | Involvement S71382, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
30 Nov 1945: | Discharged Lieutenant, S71382, 7th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Robert William ARROWSMITH was born in Sunderland, Durham, England on 2nd March, 1896
His parents were Robert William ARROWSMITH & Sarah SNOWDON who married in Durham on 7th Aprill, 1890
He served in both WW1 and WW2