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Arthur CHURCHARD

Regimental number820
Place of birthNorwich, England
Age on arrival in Australia28
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBaker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, William Churchard, 2 Surrey Cottages, Norwich, England
Enlistment date15 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name28th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Thirty Six on 12 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Margaret Alice CHURCHARD, husband of Margaret CHURCHARD, 137 Lord Street, East Perth, Western Australia. Native of England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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