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Arthur BAMFORD

Regimental number3113
Place of birthDerbyshire, England
SchoolChurch of England School, Derbyshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMackay, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Fanny Dorothy Bamford, 14 Whittaker St, Doncaster, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingCorbie, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 6), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred George and Fanny Dorothy BAMFORD, of The Harvey Arms, Finningley, Doncaster, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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