| Regimental number | 3506 |
| Place of birth | Mount Aubrey, New South Wales |
| School | Rocky Ponds Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Mount Albury, Baldry, via Parkes, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.4 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Aubrey, Mount Albury, Baldry, via Parkes, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of rupture) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 30th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 24.11 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Sanctuary Wood Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave 16), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Commemoration details | Entry also recorded Memorial Register No. 29 Menin Memorial |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 116 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Frances AUBREY, Mount Aubrey, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sdney, 5 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 30 September 1916. Proceeded overseae, 5 December 1916; taken on strength, 30th Bn, in the field, 16 January 1917. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 10 May 1917 (CSM Contact); transferred to Divisional Rest Station for Isolation; rejoined Bn, 12 May 1917. Admitted to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 3 July 1917 (hernia - left inguinal); transferred to Ambulance train, 4 July 1917; admitted to 3rd General Hospital, Le Treport, 4 July 1917; transferred to No 3 Convalescent Depot, 31 July 1917; to 5the Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 6 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 7 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Statement, Red Cross File, 3875 Pte J. RYAN, B Company, 30th Bn, 17 June 1918: 'He was killed instantly by a shell which dropped in the trench, when we were holding the front line trench at Passchedaele. I was in the next post, but went round and saw his dead body. He was buried just behind the trench in a grave by himself and it would be about a mile from Passchendaele Village, half way from the top of the Ridge. I knew him well, because he was Batman to Lieut Dowse, B. Co. and I was batman to Lieut Williams, B. Coy. He was in B. [Coy] VIII [Platoon] I think, and I believe he came in the 8th Rfts of 30 Battn. But I am not sure. He was young, 21 or thereabouts, I do not know where his home was.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, AUBREY Arthur Archibald
Red Cross File No 01606051 |