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Arthur Henry MALSCH

Regimental number1195
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressGeneral Post Office, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Wm M Malsch, 'The Lawn', 33 Lyford Road, Wandsworth Common, London SW, England
Enlistment date24 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 August 1916
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 164), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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