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Arthur MANSFIELD

Regimental number315
Place of birthBelgaum, India
SchoolIlford School
Age on arrival in Australia27
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, E Mansfield, 14 Bengal Road, Ilford, Essex, England
Enlistment date26 October 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularIn Corinthian (soccer) team cup winners for 1914 Brisbane. Winner of middle weight on the Otranto on way to Brisbane.
FateKilled in Action 27 May 1917
Place of death or woundingPloegsteert, Belgium
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 10), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ebenezer and Jane MANSFIELD, Bishopsgate, London, England. Native of Ilford, Essex, England

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