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Arthur Charles HANKS

Regimental number2841
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolLondon Board Schools
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressBroome, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, John Frederick Hanks, Broome, Western Australia
Enlistment date20 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 29 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCerisy-Gailly French National Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Eliza HANKS, Broome, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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