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Arthur William BALDWYN

Regimental number1654
Place of birthConderton, Tewkesbury, England
SchoolChurch of England School, Tewkesbury, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCudgewa via Tallangatta, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Baldwyn, Finchampstead, Berkshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 8 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death26 September 1917
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row C, Grave No. 3), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs Baldwyn. Born at Gonderton, Tewkesbury, Glos, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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