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Arnold Reuben SOLLY

Regimental number2199
Date of birth6 October 1894
Place of birthCarrieton, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressCarrieton, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.6
Height5' 7.75"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Solly, Carrieton, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 April 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT Seang Bee on 13 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 December 1918
Discharge date13 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 22 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: septic neck), Adelaide, 13 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 January 1954
Age at death59
Place of burialSt Mark's Anglican Cemetery, Penwortham, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SOLLY Arnold Reuben

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