Arthur William Frith (1891 - 1918)

Born 15 Nov 1891 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Died 13 Aug 1918 at age 26 in 20th Casualty Station, Villers-Bretonneux, France

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Biography

Arthur Frith was born in the Colony of Tasmania (1856-1900)

Arthur was born in 1891, the son of Albert Frith and Mary Rosevear.

Arthur died of wounds 13 August 1918.

Arthur Frith is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Gunner Arthur Frith died from wounds received during World War I.

World War One Service

Arthur William FRITH, Regimental number: 9564
Place of birth: Trevallyn, Tasmania
School: Launceston Scotch College, Tasmania
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Clerk
Address: Trevallyn, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital status: Single
Age at embarkation: 23
Next of kin: Father, A A Frith, Trevallyn, Launceston, Tasmania
Previous military service: Nil
Enlistment date: 28 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll: 24 August 1915
Rank on enlistment: Gunner
Unit name: Divisional Ammunition Column 2, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number: 25/90/2
Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 22 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll: Gunner
Unit from Nominal Roll: 6th Field Artillery Brigade
Fate: Died of wounds 13 August 1918
Place of death or wounding: Villers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death: 26
Place of burial: Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 9) France
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial: 14
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records: Parents: Albert Arthur and Mary Maud FRITH, "Bowenfels", Trevallyn, Launceston, Tasmania
Family/military connections: Brother: 6832A Corporal Roy FRITH, 23rd Bn, died of wounds, 19 August 1918.

The AIF Project
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Virtual War Memorial Australia
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National Archives of Australia
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Commonwealth War Graves
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Death

FRITH -On the 13th August, at the 29th Casualty Station, of wound. received in action, Gunner A. W. Frith, 17th batalion aged 26 years, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Frith, Bowonfels, Trevallyn.
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Name: Frith Arthur William
Rank: Acting Corporal
Description: WW1 War Deaths - No. 9564
6th Field Artillery, Australian Infantry Force, Date of death: 13 Aug 1918
Where died: 20th Casualty Clearing Station
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Sources

1. ↑ The AIF Project[1]
2. ↑ Virtual War Memorial Australia[2]
3. ↑ National Archives of Australia[3]
4. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves[4]
5. ↑ ROLL OF HONOR - Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas.) Mon 26 Aug 1918, Page 1, ROLL OF HONOR.[5]
6. ↑ Tasmanian Deaths: Registration year/File number/Record ID: NAME_INDEXES: 1918/4028/1927474