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Arthur Ernest EIRTH

Regimental number1901
Place of birthWingells
SchoolPublic School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoundary rider
Address'Cowra', Tallong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Mark Eirth, 'Cowra', Tallong, New South Wales
Enlistment date27 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 23 June 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1901B
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row E, Grave No. 7), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mark and Emily Rosalie EIRTH, Tallong, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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