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Arthur William FRITH

Regimental number9564
Place of birthTrevallyn, Tasmania
SchoolLaunceston Scotch College, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressTrevallyn, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, A A Frith, Trevallyn, Launceston, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column 2, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/90/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 22 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 13 August 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death26
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
14
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert Arthur and Mary Maud FRITH, "Bowenfels", Trevallyn, Launceston, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6832A Corporal Roy FRITH, 23rd Bn, died of wounds, 19 August 1918.

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