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Arthur Harold Keith JOPP

OccupationSoldier
Address90 Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMrs G K Jopp, 90 Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceR Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 3, Head-Quarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/31/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A22 Rangatira on 25 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Division Artillery
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 44 (6 April 1916).

Distinguished Service Order


Meritorious service and devotion to duty from 1 March to 1 September 1916 and during operations on the Somme.
Recommendation date: 6 October 1916

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 9 October 1917
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

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