Arthur WARD

Regimental number20154
Place of birthBallarat Victoria
SchoolState School, VIC
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
AddressDonnybrook, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation42
Next of kinSister-in-Law, Mrs E Hawes, Cowwarr, Victoria
Enlistment date19 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 32
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/36/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollBombardier
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 17 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death43
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Elizabeth M WARD.
Family/military connectionsUncle to Leiut. J J Ward 2nd Pioneers.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal