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Arnold William Charles DECKER

Regimental number2620
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTanner
AddressMarshalltown, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Decker, Marshalltown, Victoria
Enlistment date27 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row Q, Grave No. 15), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Emma DECKER, Marshalltown, Victoria

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