BAUER W.A.

Given Names:  William Arthur

Service Number:  593

Unit:  7th Machine Gun Company, 10th reinforcements                                                     

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  20 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Bank Clerk                                                                                                 

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10 In                   

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  35½ In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  31/7/1916

Place:  Toowoomba

Next of Kin:  FATHER  John Charles Bauer

Mary Street, Toowoomba, Queensland                                                                              

Embarkation Date:  17/1/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  RMS Omrah

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

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Unit: 7th Australian Machine Gun Company               

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  55323

Victory Medal:  54443

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BIRTH

Date or Year:  1894

Place:  Claremont, Queensland                

Father:  John Charles BAUER                  

Mother:  Christina

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 20/9/1917                          

Place: 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium                                           

Burial:  Lissenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 20/9/1917; gun shot wound, right thigh and chest

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque No. 330682

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

 FURTHER INFORMATION

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