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Arthur WHARMBY

Regimental number1203
Place of birthGlenorchy, Tasmania
SchoolNew Town State School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressNew Town, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Cecelia Wharmby, New Town, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of disease 6 April 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave 215), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
109
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Moses and Celia Jane WHARMBY.

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