Richard Clinton ARTHUR

ARTHUR, Richard Clinton

Service Numbers: 1668, 1668A
Enlisted: 15 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Petersham, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town: St Peters (NSW), Inner West Council, New South Wales
Schooling: Tempe Public School, New South Wales
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

15 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1668, 30th Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, New South Wales
17 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1668, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1668, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
8 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1668A, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm, Shell shock
7 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1668A, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1668A awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07
7 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1668A, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle of Messines, Killed in action

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Biography

45 Battalion

Rank - Lance Corporal

8 August 1916 wounded

12 August 1916 admitted with severe shell-shock

12 August 1916 rejoined battalion

Son of William Henry and the late Eliza Ann Arthur; husband of Stella M. Arthur, of "Erminie," Samuel St., St. Peter's, New South Wales.