
| Regimental number | 753 |
| Place of birth | Haggardstown, Dundalk, Co Louth, Ireland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Window cleaner |
| Address | 109 Princess Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 109 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Arthur, 109 Princess Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Battalion, F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 17), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli campaign), 2 March 1915. Wounded in action (bullet wound in forearm) Gallipoli Peninsula, and admitted 2nd Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 25 April 1915; transferred to Convalescence Camp, Mustapha, 20 May 1915; transferred to Convalescence Camp, Helouan; rejoined 31st Bn, 25 October 1915; admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, Lemnos (pyrexia), and then to 3rd General Hospital, Mudros, 26 November 1915; transferred to Lowland Convalescence Depot, Mudros, 30 November 1915; transferred to Anzac Base, Mudros, 10 December 1915; transferred to unit, 14 December 1915. Convicted of absent from place of duty (mounting guard) and awarded 24 days? loss of pay, Tel-el-Kebir, 8 February 1916 Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Admitted 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station (venereal disease general), 1 June 1916; transferred to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 2 June 1916; to 9th Stationary Hospital, Havre (not yet diagnosed), 21 June 1916; to18th General Hospital, Camiers, 31 June 1916; discharged and marched into 1st Division Base Depot, Etaples, 22 July 1916; admitted 18th General Hospital, Camiers (ICT of the penis, not venereal disease), 13 August 1916; discharged and marched into 1st Division Base Depot, Etaples, 28 September 1916; rejoined 31st Bn, Etaples, 11 October 1916. Killed in action, 24 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ARTHUR William Sydney Charles |