Arthur John HOTHAM

Regimental number1690
Place of birthBunyip, Gippsland, Victoria
SchoolMelbourne Church of England Grammar School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank clerk
AddressCommercial Bank, Nagambie, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, R A Hotham, Commercial Bank, Nagambie, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets and Citizen Forces
Enlistment date21 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 17 September 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death21
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Date of Death from Cemetery Details as 13th September, 1915. Parents: Richard and Ada HOTHAM, Kyabram, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal