| Regimental number | 2 |
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Iron machinist |
| Address | Footscray, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 128 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Absolom, 37 Windsor Street, Footscray, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 39th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 27 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, 5 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916. Evacuated to hospital, 30 December 1916; admitted to Northern Casualty Clearing Station, 5 January 1917 (scabies); now, 10 January 1917, diagnosed with diarrhoea and seborrhoea: transferred to No 25 General Hospital, Boulogne, no date stated; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 4 February 1917; discharged to Reinforcement Camp, 7 February 1917; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Etaples, 9 February 1917. Proceeded to unit, 23 March 1917; rejoined 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, 24 March 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917; admitted to No 9 Field Ambulance, 7 June 1917 (gassed); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 7 June 1917; to No 26 Ambulance Train, 8 June 1917; to No 47 General Hospital, 8 June 1917 (suffocation from poison gas); to No 3 Convalescent Depot, Treport, 20 July 1917; discharged, 27 July 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 28 July 1917. Proceeded to unit, 11 September 1917; rejoined 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, 14 September 1917. Detached to 2nd Anzac Trench Mortar School, 27 September 1917; rejoined unit, 20 October 1917. On leave to Paris, 1 November 1917; rejoined unit, 16 November 1917. Two blue chevrons due, 27 May 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 6 September 1918; rejoined unit, 25 September 1918. Evacuated to hospital, 27 September 1918; admitted to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, 28 September 1918 (varicocele); transferred to No 21 Ambulance Train, 28 September 1918; to No 2 General Hospital, Le Havre, 29 September 1918; discharged, 30 September 1918, and marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, the same day. Marched into 1st Field Bakery, Rouelles, 14 October 1918. Proceeded to England, 9 December 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 10 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 16 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 75 |
| Place of burial | Footscray Cemetery |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ABSOLOM Arthur |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
